Trucker Bathroom Access Act

Restroom Access for Drivers: Covered drivers will be granted access to restroom facilities at covered establishments where they are delivering or waiting to load cargo (Section 2(a)).

Support for Drayage Truck Operators: Terminal operators must provide a sufficient number of restrooms for covered drayage truck operators, including access to existing restrooms and additional ones if necessary (Section 3(a) and 3(b)).

Vehicle Safety for Operators: Terminal operators are required to provide a place for covered drayage truck operators to park their vehicles while they are accessing restrooms (Section 3(b)).

Physical Change Restrictions: The bill specifies that a covered establishment is not required to make any physical changes to a restroom to comply with the access requirements (Section 2(b)).

Exclusions for Small Businesses: Small structures like filling stations, service stations, or restaurants of 800 square feet or less that have restrooms intended only for employees are not considered covered establishments (Section 2(a)).

Safety and Security Limitations: Access to covered restroom facilities may be denied if providing such access would create an obvious health or safety risk or an obvious security risk (Section 2(a)).