H. B. 2973
(By Delegates Azinger and Long)
[Introduced February 12, 2003; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article six, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated section fourteen-a,
relating to requiring grab bars to be installed in all hotel
and motel tubs and showers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article six, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fourteen-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
§16-6-14a. Washrooms; tubs and showers equipped with safety grab
bars.
All hotels and motels in this state shall have a secure grab
bar installed to serve each tub and shower intended for the use of
guests by the first day of July, 2006.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the
protection of elderly or infirm persons from injuries due to falls
in tubs and showers.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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