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Introduced Version House Bill 2336 History

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H. B. 2336


(By Delegate Stalnaker (By Request))
[Introduced February 15, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-14-1 and §21-14-2, all relating to requiring retail establishments to have bathroom facilities on the premises for use by members of the general public.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-14-1 and §21-14-2, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 14. RETAIL STORE PUBLIC FACILITIES ACT.
§21-14-1. Purpose.
The Legislature finds that it is necessary to the safety, health, public interest and general welfare of the people of the State of West Virginia that retail stores operating in the State be equipped with public bathroom facilities.
§21-14-2. All retail stores to be furnished with public bathroom facilities.

(a) For the purposes of this article, "retail store" means any commercial establishment in which consumer goods or services are sold to members of the general public and in which gross annual receipts from these sales exceed two hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Effective the fifth day of June, two thousand seven, all retail stores, as defined by subsection (a) of this section, doing business in this State, shall keep and maintain public bathroom facilities.
(c) The Division of Labor is directed to propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a, designed to implement the provisions of this article.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
require retail establishments grossing over $200,000 per year to have bathroom facilities on the premises for use by members of the general public.

This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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