§ 68-120-501. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Equitable Restrooms Act.”
§ 68-120-502. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Facilities where the public congregates” means sports and entertainment arenas, musical amphitheatres, stadiums, community and convention halls, specialty event centers, amusement facilities, fairgrounds, zoos, institutions of higher education, and specialty event centers in public parks; “Food service establishment” means a food service establishment as defined […]
§ 68-120-503. Restroom Requirements
Publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates shall be equipped with sufficient temporary or permanent restrooms to meet the needs of the public at peak hours. More water closets shall be provided for women than for men by a ratio to be determined by the state building commission. In determining any ratio required […]
§ 68-120-504. Applicability — Implementation — Enforcement
This part applies to publicly and privately-owned facilities where the public congregates that are constructed, structurally altered or renovated after May 9, 1994. Implementation of this part shall be based upon contracts for design or construction signed on or after the effective date of the rules and regulations promulgated under this part. Such contracts for […]
§ 68-120-505. Exemptions
This part does not apply to the following: A hotel; A food establishment; A state or local park with a seating capacity for less than two hundred fifty (250) persons, or a higher education facility with a seating capacity for less than two hundred fifty (250) persons; or Automobile race tracks: Where portable facilities can […]
§ 68-120-506. Rules and Regulations
The responsible authority is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 68-120-507. State’s Share of Cost — Funding
The state’s share of the cost pursuant to the article II, § 24 of the Tennessee Constitution, for any increased expenditure required by a county or municipality by this part shall be provided from the increase in unallocated tax revenue of state-shared taxes enumerated in § 9-4-5301. This part shall be implemented from funds available […]
§ 68-120-508. Football Stadium Restrooms
All football stadiums that are under design, planned for construction or newly constructed during or after 1996 and that are not high school football stadiums, shall comply with § 68-120-503, so that more water closets are provided for women than for men at a ratio determined by the state building commission. This section shall apply […]
§ 68-120-509. Trough Facilities in Male Restrooms
Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates shall be allowed to have trough systems with continuously running water in restroom facilities for men.