Bill
HB 2922
Arizona HB 2922 requires new or renovated public restrooms to include at least one adult changing station accessible to all, with penalties and a new Developmental Disabilities Gra
Note: The materials supplied contain two distinct bills both labeled “HB 2922” from different states. Below are concise, separate summaries of each bill as included in the provided text.
Purpose
- Require public buildings (or public land leased/sublet/rented to private entities) that construct new or fully renovate public restrooms to provide changing stations capable of serving both infants/babies and adults.
Key provisions
- New/fully renovated public restrooms accessible to the public must include at least one changing station in at least one restroom per building that serves both babies and adults and is accessible to both men and women.
- Stations must be within the privacy of a stall or in a separate room if privacy cannot be guaranteed.
- Signage and central directory listing (if one exists) required.
- Installation must meet 2010 ADA Standards (sufficient clear floor space).
- Specific locations required to provide adult changing stations: assembly and mercantile establishments with family/assisted-use toilets; postsecondary facilities meeting specified fixture counts; certain assembly occupancies; highway rest stops and service plazas.
- Stations must be on accessible route (within two stories and within 2,000 feet path of travel).
- Public entities may not require travel through security checkpoints to access a station.
- Violations: $1,000 civil penalty assessed every three months until compliant; monies deposited into a newly created Developmental Disabilities Grant Fund (see below).
- No private right of action created.
- Definitions and exemption criteria included (feasibility, ADA conflict, historic property, or building not frequented by public).
New fund
- Establishes the Developmental Disabilities Grant Fund (ARS §41‑1970).
- Monies collected under the civil penalty are continuously appropriated, administered by the Department (unspecified), and to be distributed to families of children with a disability; the Department to set eligibility and rules.
Who is affected
- State and local public entities building or renovating public restrooms; visitors who need adult changing facilities; families of children with disabilities (as potential grant recipients).
Procedural status (from provided text)
- Introduced Feb 18, 2025. (Sponsor and status noted in provided materials.)
Purpose
- Modify how nursing home direct‑care staff are defined and counted for minimum staff-to-resident ratio calculations; adjust enforcement and reporting/penalty thresholds.
Key provisions
- Expands the list of staff that count toward direct-care staffing ratios to explicitly include: infection preventionists, minimum data set (MDS) assessment nurses, other social workers, certified nursing assistant interns, and medication aides.
- Clarifies that, except as otherwise provided by law, 100% of hours worked by the newly listed staff (and most listed job codes) shall be counted toward the staff-to-resident ratio.
- House amendment maps specific payroll-based journal job title codes (CMS PBJ codes) to the job types used in the staffing calculation and specifies counting percentages for certain codes (e.g., Registered Nurse Director of Nursing code limited to 50%; some activities/social worker codes limited to 30%).
- Reinforces prior fractional counting rules for Director of Nursing (50%) and Social Services Director (30%).
- Compliance measurement using payroll‑based journal (PBJ) data and self‑reported census on a quarterly basis.
- Penalties: no monetary penalties shall be imposed unless a facility’s variance from required minimum staffing (as computed by the Department) exceeds 20%. Reporting and other sanctions tied to variances exceeding 20%.
- Removes a prior prohibition on waiving monetary penalties (i.e., allows waiver where applicable).
- Implementation/compliance timeframes referenced (several legacy dates from prior statutes are retained, and rules/deadlines are referenced, e.g., rules to be submitted/updated by January 1, 2020 in earlier text; facilities required to comply with certain provisions beginning Jan 1, 2025 per earlier enactments).
- Effective immediately (per synopsis).
Who is affected
- Licensed nursing homes and long‑term care facilities in Illinois; direct care and clinical staff in facilities; Department of Public Health (enforcement and rulemaking); residents and families (through potential changes to staffing calculations and enforcement).
Procedural status (from provided text)
- Introduced Feb 6, 2025. House Committee amendment filed Mar 18, 2025. Multiple co‑sponsors and committee referrals listed; read and assigned as indicated in the materials.
If you want, I can:
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison focused solely on the Illinois staffing changes (detailed impacts on hours, penalties, compliance metrics).
- Draft a one‑page explainer for affected nursing homes explaining reporting and operational changes implied by the Illinois text.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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