HB4133 changing stations; public entities | Arizona Bill

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HB4133: Changing Stations for Babies, Older Children, and Adults in Public Buildings

This law requires most state and local government buildings to install changing stations that can hold babies, older children, and adults when they build new restrooms or do major renovations.

What This Bill Does

Requires public entities to include at least one accessible changing station in each building during new construction of a restroom or total renovation of an existing restroom.
Mandates that these stations must be capable of serving a baby, an older child, and an adult while meeting specific safety codes.
Orders agencies to post signs near the entrance indicating the location of the changing station.
Requires entities to list the location in the central building directory if one exists and on their website.
Allows the responsible authority to grant exemptions if installation is not feasible, violates disability access rules, harms historic properties, or if the building is not frequented by the public.
Imposes a civil penalty of $1,000 per quarter for each violation until the issue is fixed.

Who It Names or Affects

State and local government agencies that build new public restrooms or totally renovate existing ones.
The Department of Administration, which enforces these rules for state agencies.
County planning departments, which enforce these rules for counties.
City or town planning departments, which enforce these rules for cities and towns.

Terms To Know

Public entity: State or local government agencies, including the legislature, but excluding public schools, career technical education districts, community colleges, and universities under the Arizona Board of Regents.
Totally renovates: Construction costing at least $50,000 that removes all nonstructural interior walls, floor and ceiling finishes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing fixtures, and supply lines.
Responsible authority: The specific office or individual in charge of enforcing building codes for a state agency, county, city, or town.

Limits and Unknowns

This law does not apply to public school buildings, career technical education districts, community colleges, or universities under the Arizona Board of Regents.
The effective date is not listed in the provided text, so it is unknown when these rules officially begin.

Official Summary Text

HB4133 - changing stations; public entities

Current Bill Text

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HB4133 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
changing stations; public entities

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4133

Introduced by

Representative
Abeytia

AN
ACT

Amending section 41-1444, Arizona
Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 14, article 1, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding section 41-1971; relating to public ACCOMMODATIONS.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-1444, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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41-1444.

Changing stations; public buildings; public accommodations;
exemptions; applicability; violation; civil penalties; definitions

A. A public entity

that
constructs a new restroom that is accessible to the public in a public building
or that totally renovates an existing restroom that is accessible to both men
and women and to the public in a public building shall:

1. Include
in at least one restroom in
each building at least one

a
changing station that
is capable of serving
both
a baby
, an older
child
and an adult
and that is accessible to both men and
women
in all restrooms and family rooms in each building
.
the changing stations pursuant to this section shall be compliant
with 2024 International Business Code chapter 11, section 1110.4.

2. Provide signage at or near the
entrance to the changing station indicating the location of the changing
station.

3. Indicate the location of the
changing station in the central building directory, if such a directory exists.

2. Post the location of all changing
stations on the public entity's website.

B. The responsible authority may grant an exemption
from the requirements of this section if the responsible authority determines
that:

1. Any of the following would apply to the
installation of a changing station that is capable of serving
both

a baby
, an older child
and an adult:

(a) The installation would not be feasible.

(b) The installation would result in a failure to
comply with the Americans with disabilities act standards for access for
persons with disabilities.

(c) The installation would threaten or destroy the
historic significance of a historic property.

2. The public building is not frequented by the
public.

C. The installation of a changing station under this
section must provide sufficient clear floor space to comply with the
requirements of the 2010 Americans with disabilities act standards for
accessible design.

D. This section does not establish a private right
of action.

E. A public entity that fails to
comply with the requirements of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty
of $1,000 per quarter until the violation is cured.

F. Civil penalties collected pursuant
to this section shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,
in the developmental disabilities grant fund established by section 41-1971.

G. The
department of administration shall enforce this section and is the responsible
authority for all state agencies in this state.� Each county's planning and
development department shall enforce this section and is the responsible
authority for each county in this state.� Each city's or town's planning
department shall enforce this section and is the responsible authority for each
city or town in this state.

E.

H.
For
the purposes of this section:

1. "Public building" means a building or
appurtenance to a building that is built in whole or in part with public
monies.

2. "Public entity":

(
a
)
Means
any:

(a)

(
i
)
State or local government.

(b)

(
ii
)
Department, agency, special purpose district or
other instrumentality of a state or local government, including the
legislature.

(
b
) Does not
include any public school buildings or buildings that are owned or operated by
any of the following:

(
i
) A school
district.

(
ii
) A career
technical education district.

(
iii
) A
community college district.

(
iv
) A
university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.

3. "Responsible authority" means an
organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements
of a code or standard or for approving equipment, materials, an installation or
a procedure.

4. "Totally renovates" means to perform
construction that is at least $50,000 and that totally removes all
nonstructural interior walls, floor and ceiling finishes, mechanical systems,
electrical systems and plumbing fixtures and supply and waste lines.

5. "2010 Americans with disabilities act
standards for accessible design" means the 2010 standards for state and
local government facilities prescribed in 28 Code of Federal Regulations
section 35.151 and 36 Code of Federal Regulations part 1191, appendices B and
D.
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Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 14, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1971, to read:

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41-1971.

Developmental disabilities grant fund; exemption

The DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities grant fund is
established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 41-1444
and monies appropriated by the legislature.� The department shall administer
the fund.� The department shall distribute monies in the fund TO SUPPORT
CAREGIVERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THIS STATE.� Monies in the fund
are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190
relating to lapsing of appropriations.
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