HB474
Restroom Access Act; civil liability.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 8, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)
Chief Patron:
Carrie Coyner (R)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Restroom Access Act.
Requires a retail establishment that does not have a public restroom but has an employee toilet facility to allow any customer with an eligible medical condition, as defined in the bill, to use such employee toilet facility during normal business hours if certain conditions are met. A customer who suffers ... (More) loss as a result of a violation may bring an action to recover damages not to exceed $100. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100945D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/2024 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2024 - House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
- 02/02/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/05/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/05/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106961D-H1
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee Labor and Commerce amendments rejected
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 24106961D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB474H1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB474ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 640 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)
