Committee advances Conklin bill to expand access to baby diaper changing stations in men’s restrooms
Would require stations in new and renovated public restrooms
Rep. Scott Conklin October 29, 2025 | 1:18 PM
HARRISBURG, Oct. 29 –The Pennsylvania House Children and Youth Committee today approved state Rep. Scott Conklin’s bill that would address the shortage of baby diaper changing stations in men’s restrooms.
Conklin’s H.B. 1558, which would establish the Baby Diaper Changing Station Accessibility Program, would require changing stations in new and totally renovated public restrooms.
“Child rearing is much more of a shared responsibility today, with diaper duty now performed by many dads, grandfathers, uncles and other male caregivers,” Conklin said. “Unfortunately, our public restrooms around the state don’t reflect that, with most changing stations still found exclusively in women’s restrooms. My bill would help address the lack of diaper-changing stations in men’s public restrooms so that gender is not an obstacle to this important resource.”
Conklin said the federal government has passed legislation requiring baby diaper changing stations in all public restrooms located in federal buildings, and nine states have passed laws requiring changing stations in both men and women’s restrooms.
The bill exempts industrial buildings, nightclubs and bars, fitness centers and spas, public lodging rooms and single-patient restrooms in health care facilities, and it contains exceptions for situations in which the installation would not be feasible, would interfere with accessible design standards, or would threaten the historic significance of a building.
The bill now moves to the full House for consideration.