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House Bill 40

Universal Adult Changing Stations [view on nmlegis.gov]

Financial Analysis: FIR


Sponsors
Rep. Kathleen Cates 44 Bernalillo & Sandoval
Rep. Alan T. Martinez 23 Sandoval
Rep. Charlotte Little 68 Bernalillo
Rep. Eleanor Chávez 26 Bernalillo
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson 24 Bernalillo

Status
House🗓 Sat Mar 812:00 PMHouse Floor 


"Official" History

This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.

Actions: HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC [7] DP/a

Legis DayActionDetails
0 prefile H
2 referred HHHC/HCEDC
2 sent HHHC
3 passed HHHC (view committee report) DP 9-0
3 sent HCEDC
7 passed HCEDC (view committee report) DP/a 10-1; nays: Mason


This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.

Jan 6 filed: UNIVERSAL ADULT CHANGING STATIONS
Jan 22 referred to HHHC/HCEDC; sent to HHHC
actions: 'HPREF' -> 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC'
new sponsor: Alan T. Martinez
Jan 23 scheduled for HHHC on Wed Jan 29, 09:00
Jan 27 new sponsor: Charlotte Little
new sponsor: Eleanor Chávez
Jan 28 scheduled for HHHC on Wed Jan 29, 08:30
new sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson
Jan 30 passed HHHC; sent to HCEDC
actions: 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC' -> 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC'
Feb 14 scheduled for HCEDC on Mon Feb 17, 13:30
Feb 15 bumped to first in HCEDC agenda Mon Feb 17, 13:30
Feb 18 sponsor: Charlotte Little: 3 -> 2
sponsor: Eleanor Chávez: 4 -> 3
sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson: 5 -> 4
Feb 19 passed HCEDC; sent to Speaker's Table
actions: 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC' -> 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC [7] DP/a-T'
on House calendar for Thu Feb 20, 10:30
Feb 20 on House calendar for Fri Feb 21, 10:30
actions: 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC [7] DP/a-T' -> 'HPREF [2] HHHC/HCEDC-HHHC [3] DP-HCEDC [7] DP/a'
Feb 21 on House calendar for Sat Feb 22, 12:30
Feb 22 on House calendar for Mon Feb 24, 10:30
Feb 24 on House calendar for Tue Feb 25, 10:38
Feb 25 on House calendar for Wed Feb 26, 10:30
Feb 26 on House calendar for Thu Feb 27, 10:30
Feb 27 on House calendar for Fri Feb 28, 10:30
Feb 28 on House calendar for Sat Mar 1, 13:00
Mar 2 on House calendar for Mon Mar 3, 10:30
Mar 3 on House calendar for Tue Mar 4, 10:30
Mar 4 on House calendar for Wed Mar 5, 10:30
Mar 5 on House calendar for Thu Mar 6, 10:30
Mar 6 on House calendar for Fri Mar 7, 10:30
Mar 7 on House calendar for Sat Mar 8, 12:00

HOUSE BILL 40

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Kathleen Cates and Charlotte Little and Eleanor Chávez and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY; ENACTING THE TRAVELING WITH DIGNITY ACT; REQUIRING ALL FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE STATE FUNDING TO INSTALL UNIVERSAL ADULT CHANGING STATIONS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Traveling with Dignity Act".

     SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] UNIVERSAL ADULT CHANGING STATIONS REQUIRED IN STATE-FUNDED FACILITIES.--

          A. As used in this section:

                (1) "commercial place of public amusement" means an auditorium, a convention center, a cultural complex, an exhibition hall, a permanent amusement park, a sports arena, a theater or a movie house for which the maximum occupancy is determined to be two thousand five hundred or more people;

                (2) "covered facility" means a public building or commercial place of public amusement that:

                     (a) houses an entity or program that receives state funding to cover any portion of the entity or program's operating costs; and

                     (b) receives at least two thousand five hundred visitors per year, as measured by the tourism department;

                (3) "public building" means a building owned by the state that is open to the public, including a state park that has permanent sanitary facilities;

                (4) "sanitary facility" means a restroom equipped with a flush toilet and proper drainage for all toilets, sinks, basins, bathtubs and showers; and

                (5) "universal adult changing station" means a powered, height-adjustable and adult-sized changing table that is installed in a single-occupancy restroom that is universal to gender and available to the public.

          B. By July 1, 2032, each covered facility shall install and maintain at least one universal adult changing station that is universally accessible to all genders when the facility is open to the public.

          C. After July 1, 2025:

                (1) each covered facility that undergoes a renovation that is estimated to cost more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall install and maintain at least one universal adult changing station that is universally accessible to all genders when the facility is open to the public; and

                (2) any newly constructed facility that receives state funding for construction or operating costs shall be built with at least one universal adult changing station that is universally accessible to all genders when the facility is open to the public.

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