WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 5002
By Delegates Holstein, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli,
Rohrbach, Worrell, Williams and Young [Introduced January 22, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]
Intr HB 5002
1 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article,
2 designated §16-67-1, relating to requiring that public rest areas provide diaper changing
3 stations in both male and female restrooms.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 67. DIAPER CHANGING STATIONS.
§16-67-1. State-owned rest areas and welcome centers; diaper changing station requirements.
1 All state-owned rest areas and welcome centers in this state built on or after January 1,
2 2025, shall provide at least one diaper changing stations in both male and female restrooms.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that state-owned rest areas and welcome centers built on or after January 1, 2025, provide at least one diaper changing stations in
both male and female restrooms.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 16-67-1