Amendment #32 to S735

Allow Businesses to Designate Specific Restrooms as Trans/Family provided there is no hardship for patron

Representatives Dooley of Norfolk and McKenna of Webster move to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

Any business or place where members of the public have access to as invitees or licensees may designate a particular restroom facility as “transgendered”, “gender neutral”,  or “family use” provided that it does not provide any unreasonable hardship on the transgendered individual.  In the instance that this restroom is designated as such, it satisfies the requirement of this section and the other restrooms shall be determined to be safe for the sole exclusive use of the anatomical gender of the patron.”