Text of ME LD 675 (2023)
Resolve, to Improve the Convenience of Public Restrooms
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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023
Legislative Document
No. 675
H.P. 444
House of Representatives, February 16, 2023
An Act to Improve the Convenience of Public Restrooms
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ZAGER of Portland.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ARATA of New Gloucester, CRAFTS of Newcastle,
RECKITT of South Portland, Senators: DUSON of Cumberland, MOORE of Washington.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
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Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §3403-B, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
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3. Public restrooms. A newly constructed public venue or a public venue undergoing
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major renovations that has a capacity of over 100 individuals must include restroom
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facilities at a ratio of at least 55% women's occupancy, no more than 35% men's occupancy
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and at least 10% any gender occupancy. The board shall amend the plumbing code to
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implement this requirement and shall include in the code a definition of "public venue."
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SUMMARY
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This bill requires that a newly constructed public venue or a public venue undergoing
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major renovations that has a capacity of over 100 individuals must include restroom
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facilities at a ratio of at least 55% women's occupancy, no more than 35% men's occupancy
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and at least 10% any gender occupancy. It directs the Plumbers' Examining Board to amend
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the plumbing code and to include in the code a definition of "public venue."
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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 444 - L.D. 675
Resolve, to Improve the Convenience of Public Restrooms
Sec. 1. Update board rules. Resolved: That the Plumbers’ Examining Board shall
adopt rules to update the plumbing code it has established pursuant to the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 32, section 3403-B to ensure that the plumbing code is consistent with
Chapter 4, Section 422 of the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, published by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, except that the board may make
modifications to the plumbing code that are required by Title 22, sections 1686 and 1686-A.
The board shall begin the rule-making process under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2 no
later than December 1, 2023. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
APPROVED
JUNE 22, 2023
BY GOVERNOR
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RESOLVES