---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring that all single-occupancy bathrooms in state-owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral"
description: "Requires that all single-occupancy bathrooms in state-owned or operated buildings and office space be designated as gender neutral."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 6937"
citation: "New York S 6937 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SALAZAR"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-06"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd21f35-973c-4949-8fd4-b703e4c50852"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6937"
source_hash: "1095fd64145b6f700c1d5b2419e5982d08f528c400602945e685a5e68ee62610"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 6937 (2019-2020) — Relates to requiring that all single-occupancy bathrooms in state-owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral

Requires that all single-occupancy bathrooms in state-owned or operated buildings and office space be designated as gender neutral.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S6937** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6937&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **139–5** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **18–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SALAZAR — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.16
- **2020-01-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-01-13** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-13** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8974
- **2020-01-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.341
- **2020-01-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-01-28** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-03** SIGNED CHAP.14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfd21f35-973c-4949-8fd4-b703e4c50852`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).