HB 26-1130

HB 26-1130 is a Colorado bill that requires public buildings with restrooms open to customers or visitors to install baby diaper changing stations. Starting from January 1, 2028, these stations must be available in both gender-specific and non-gendered restrooms on each floor of the building. The law also mandates clear signage indicating where these facilities are located within the building. However, there are exceptions for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees and certain historic buildings or government properties. Since the bill has been signed into law, it will now be enforced starting in 2028, making public restrooms more accessible for parents and caregivers of young children.

Official Summary

Beginning on July 1, 2027 January 1, 2028 , the bill requires a building with an indoor restroom that is open to the public, including to customers or public visitors, and that does not include private offices or workspaces that are but that is not in a private office or workspace that is generally not open to customers or public visitors (restroom accessible to the public), to have safe, sanitary, and convenient baby diaper changing tables (baby diaper changing station) as follows:At least one baby diaper changing station in each gender-specific one restroom designated for each gender on each floor;At least one baby diaper changing station in a non-gendered single-stall restroom on each floor; orAt least one baby diaper changing station in a non-gendered multi-stall restroom on each floor.     The owner or manager of a building with a restroom accessible to the public is required to ensure that each baby diaper changing station is cleaned with the same frequency as the restroom in which it is located and maintained, repaired, and replaced as necessary to ensure safety and ease of use.      Beginning on July 1, 2027, for each restroom accessible to the public with a baby diaper changing station, the owner or manager of a building is required to display: A pictogram, void of gender, at or near the restroom accessible to the public that indicates the presence of a baby diaper changing station; and Signage, at or near the entrance to the building, indicating the location of each restroom accessible to the public and each baby diaper changing station in the building.     Providing a baby diaper changing station in a restroom accessible to the public and providing the corresponding signage is not required if: a local building permitting entity or building inspector determines thatThe installation of a baby diaper changing station in a restroom accessible to the public would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for individuals with disabilities or the 'Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990' , or if the building is a certified historic structure; The building is owned or managed by a state department or state agency, state institution of higher education, a county, a city and county, or a municipality; The building is owned by an employer with 25 or fewer employees that generates no more than $3.5 million in annual gross income and the building has an occupancy of fewer than 25 people; or A portion of the building is occupied by a business that does not admit individuals who are under 21 years old, but only with respect to that portion of the building.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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