Relates to requiring gender neutral bathrooms in state-owned buildings

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Relates to requiring gender neutral bathrooms in state-owned buildings; provides that if no single-occupancy bathroom can be designated as gender neutral in a state-owned building, a multiple-occupancy bathroom shall be designated as gender neutral instead; requires state-owned and state-leased buildings to provide adequate notice regarding gender neutral bathrooms.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Public Buildings Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To require that all government owned and operated buildings and facili- ties have at least one all gender restroom.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Cosponsors

Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg and 7 more on Agora

Democratic9

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Julia Salazar says this is needed

New York State law requires that all government owned and operated buildings have at least one all gender single-occupancy bathroom. In buildings that do not have a single-occupancy bathroom, however, indi- viduals are forced to use a gendered multiple-occupancy bathroom which may not correspond with their gender identity. According to a 2022 report released by the New York State Department of Health .5% of the total state population, and 1.5% of the 18 to 24 year- old population in NYS identify as transgender or gender nonconforming. All government buildings should offer at least one all gender bathroom even if they do not have a single-occupancy bathroom. Every New Yorker should have access to a bathroom where they feel safe and comfortable. FISCAL IMPACT: None

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Mar 26, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 26, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Feb 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.27
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.27
NY Assembly

Show full history (3 earlier events)

Feb 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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