News — Gender Neutral Restroom

Since March 1, 2017, California law has required every single-user restroom in a business, place of public accommodation, or state or local government building to be identified as all-gender. This comes from Health and Safety Code §118600 (AB 1732). A single-user restroom labeled “Men” or “Women” is no longer compliant. The signage rules come from the California Building Code, Chapter 11B (Title 24, Part 2). The 2025 edition applies to projects submitted on or after January 1, 2026. What counts as a single-user restroom? A single-user restroom has no more than one toilet and one urinal, and a door that...