Effective January 1, 2024, the bill requires each newly constructed
public building and each public building in which restroom renovations are estimated to cost $10,000 or more that is wholly or partly owned by the state, a county, or a local municipality to:
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Provide a non-gendered restroom facility or a multi-stall non-gendered facility on each floor where restrooms are available;
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Ensure that all single-stall restrooms are not designated for exclusive use by any specific gender;
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Allow for the use of multi-stall restrooms by any gender if certain facility features are met under the 2021 International Plumbing Code; and
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Provide at least one safe, sanitary, and convenient baby diaper changing station that is accessible to the public on each floor where there is a public restroom in each gender-specific restroom, non-gendered multi-stall restroom, and non-gendered single-stall restroom.
The bill also requires each newly constructed public building and
each public building in which restroom renovations are estimated to cost $10,000 or more that is wholly or partly owned by the state, a county, or a local municipality to include signage indicating the presence of a baby diaper changing station with a pictogram that is void of gender in all restrooms with baby diaper changing stations, in all non-gendered restrooms, and in all single-stalled restrooms.
The bill also requires each newly constructed public building and
each public building in which restroom renovations are estimated to cost $10,000 or more that is wholly or partly owned by the state, a county, or a local municipalitiy to indicate in the central building directory, if such a directory exists, the location of any baby diaper changing station and of any non-gendered restroom.
The bill exempts the requirements of including a baby diaper
changing station in any restroom and any construction necessary to comply with providing an accessible non-gendered restroom if the requirement would result in failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for individuals with disabilities.
The bill clarifies that an employee with a designated workplace in
a public building may undertake the complaint process for alleged discriminatory or unfair practices including the failure to comply with providing the required amenities to all genders, as required, with the Colorado civil rights division charged with the enforcement of the Colorado anti-discrimination act.
