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Int 0469-2022

Signs near diaper changing tables.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfrontsintroduced 2022-06-02

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-06-02Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that, where a building contains a restroom intended for public or common use, a building owner must post a sign in or near each restroom that contains a diaper changing table stating that baby wipes should not be flushed.

Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts — Department of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

How it compares

12% of similar bills passed

6 passed · 44 died

This bill: 576 days in committee

Similar bills: median 580 days · 330 days when passed

Sponsors (4)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-06-02 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-06-02 · City Council
ActionRe-referred to Committee by Council
2023-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2022-06-02 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-518.2 to read as follows: � 24-518.2 Signs near diaper changing tables. The owner of a building containing space that (i) is intended for public or common use and (ii) contains a diaper changing table within a restroom shall post and maintain a sign on or near the entrance to each such restroom stating that baby wipes should not be flushed. Such sign shall be posted and maintained in a form and manner determined by the commissioner of environmental protection. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 11 MAJ LS 329 Int 0243-2018 12/28/17 2:49PM Session 12 SS 5/20/22 LS 8966