Read 1st time January 25, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 701, RSMo, relating to state standards by adding thereto one new section relating to the same subject.
Section A. Chapter 701, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 701.455, to read as follows:
701.455. 1. For any facility for which construction commences after January 1, 2001, which provides a restroom or restrooms for use by the general public, including, but not limited to, sports stadiums and arenas, auditoriums and assembly halls, shopping malls, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort, and any other place to which the general public is invited, there shall be provided:
(1) One family restroom for every pair of male and female restrooms which have three or more toilets. Such family restrooms shall comply with all state and federal laws regarding access for the disabled and shall have a privacy latch; and
(2) A privacy latch for every entrance to restrooms which have no more than two toilets. Such restrooms shall comply with all state and federal laws regarding access for the disabled. Such privacy latches shall not be required for any facility which voluntarily provides a family restroom.
For purposes of this section, "general public" means all people.
2. Each facility described in subsection 1 of this section constructed or under construction prior to January 1, 2001, shall provide family restrooms or privacy latches for restroom entrances as required in subsection 1 of this section whenever such facility undergoes major structural renovation.
3. As used in subsection 3 of this section, the term "major structural renovation" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement which requires more than fifty percent of the gross floor area of the existing facility to be rebuilt. The provisions of this act shall only apply to such portions of the building being renovated and not to the entire building.
4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to churches, schools, private clubs, places of accommodation
owned by or operated on behalf of a religious corporation, association or society, or any other establishments
which are not in part open to the public.
Missouri House of Representatives