Delaware House Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Enrolled on July 1 2014 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-07-01 - HS 1 for HB 245 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill would require retail establishments to allow access to an employee bathroom for customers with Crohn’s disease, colitis, or other condition or device requiring immediate access to a restroom facility. A customer wishing access must have written documentation of the eligible medical condition from a medical professional or an identification card issued by a health organization or health department. The bill provides immunity from civil liability for any non-negligent injury occurring in a non-public area due to a customer request to use the employee restroom. The bill explicitly states that the new law would not require physical changes or facility improvements. Finally, a violation of the new chapter is punishable by a civil penalty of $100 for the first offense, and $200 for any subsequent offense.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Access To Private Bathrooms.

Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-01	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-07-01	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2014-07-01	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 3 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-07-01	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2014-06-19	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2014-06-18	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 11 On Its Merits
2014-06-10	House	HS 1 for HB 245 - Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2014-03-26	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2014-03-13	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/2d3edea45074d3fb85257c620074aebd?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+245/$file/legis.html?open