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Public restrooms in Alabama could soon be equipped with adult-size changing tables if lawmakers approve of a new bill introduced in the Senate last week.<\/p>\n

SB83 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, ushered the bill through the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee after robust discussion between lawmakers.<\/p>\n

Amanda Dixon told committee members that changing her disabled child in a public setting is difficult, with the only options being changing him in the car or on the floor of the public restroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been confronted by the police before for changing him out in my car because it\u2019s public indecency,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cThat\u2019s an issue I shouldn\u2019t have to deal with as the mother of a disabled child.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill requires any \u201cpublic entity that constructs a new public restroom accessible to both men and women in a public building, or that totally renovates an existing public restroom that is accessible to both men and women in a public building\u201d to \u201censure that one or more of the public restrooms has a powered, height-adjustable, adult-size changing table that is capable of serving both a baby and an adult.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, who opened his comments with \u201calways a Grinch,\u201d questioned the financial feasibility of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always a cost to these matters and these things will be substantial,\u201d Albritton said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Each table costs about $5,000 and there will also be costs for the additional square footage necessary to house the changing tables.<\/p>\n

The fiscal note attached to the bill doesn\u2019t estimate the cost to the state, but just using the $5,000 figure, $1 million would fund 200 tables across the state.<\/p>\n

Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, questioned whether the exceptions are clear enough to ensure how much traffic qualifies the public building as \u201cfrequented by the public\u201d and how to determine whether the installation is feasible.<\/p>\n

The committee discussed finding matching federal funds that could lighten the burden on the state for providing the changing tables.<\/p>\n

The committee voted unanimously to advance the bill for consideration on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n

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