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H208 • 2025

An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations

An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations

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Sponsor
Simon Cataldo
Last action
2025-12-29
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4851
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations

An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations By Representative Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations By Representative Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 208) of Simon Cataldo, Steven Owens and Sean Garballey for legislation to provide for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations.
  • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-29 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4851

  2. 2025-08-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations
By Representative Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 208) of Simon Cataldo, Steven Owens and Sean Garballey for legislation to provide for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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Bill H.208

Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 100 the following section:-

Section 101. (a) All public buildings shall install and maintain at least one private or semi-private baby diaper changing station accessible to any caretaker regardless of their sex, gender, or disability. All places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in section 92A of chapter 272, that provide a public bathroom shall install and maintain at least one private or semi-private baby diaper changing station accessible to any caretaker regardless of their sex, gender, or disability.

(b) Signage indicating the location of any baby diaper changing station shall be posted at or near the entrance of a building or place of public accommodation and at or near any station. If there is a central directory identifying, for the benefit of the public, the location of offices, restrooms, and other facilities in the building or public accommodation, that central directory shall indicate the location of any baby diaper changing stations.

(c) This section applies to: (1) all public buildings; (2) public accommodations constructed on or after the effective date of this section; and (3) public accommodations existing on or after the effective date of this section which undergo substantial renovation or remodeling. This section shall not apply to public accommodations that are generally restricted in age to those of 13 years or more.

(d) The provisions of this section shall be implemented in compliance with local, state, and federal laws regarding access for persons with disabilities, and with existing fire, health, and safety standards.

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