Senate Bill S7713

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10495
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §361-c, Pub Auth L; amd §20, Hway L; add §2505-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5052, A3996
2019-2020: S650, A4402
2021-2022: S3859, A5034
2023-2024: S3383, S9509, A6905

2015-S7713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act.

2015-S7713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7713

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  the  highway  law  and  the
  public  health law, in relation to establishing the lactation accommo-
  dation in public transportation facilities act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "lactation
accommodation in public transportation facilities act".
  S 2. Section 361-c of the public authorities law, as added by  chapter
876 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
  S 361-c.  [Tourist  information]  SERVICE facilities. 1. The authority
shall provide tourist information services at all  service  areas  where
food  is offered for sale, provided that: the department of commerce and
or local and regional  tourist  promotion  agencies  shall  provide  the
authority with ample supplies of such literature and brochures necessary
for distribution to the traveling public.
  2.  WHEN  THERE IS CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SERVICE AREA, OR THE REPLACE-
MENT, EXPANSION, OR SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING SERVICE  AREA,
THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROVIDE A PRIVATE ROOM FOR NURSING MOTHERS AT ALL
SERVICE AREAS WHERE FOOD IS OFFERED FOR SALE. A PRIVATE ROOM FOR NURSING
MOTHERS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
  (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET; AND
  (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CONFINEMENT OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM.
  S 3. Section 20 of the highway law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 5 to read as follows:
  5. WHEN THERE IS CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  ROADSIDE  REST  AREA,  OR  THE
REPLACEMENT,  EXPANSION,  OR SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING ROAD-
SIDE  REST  AREA  WHICH  HAS  A  RESTROOM  ALONG  NEW  YORK   INTERSTATE
EIGHTY-SEVEN  BETWEEN  EXIT  ONE  IN  THE  TOWN  OF GUILDERLAND AND EXIT
FORTY-THREE IN THE TOWN OF CHAMPLAIN,  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  STATE  ROUTE
EIGHTY-SEVEN  OR  THE  NORTHWAY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROVIDE FOR A
PRIVATE ROOM OR AREA FOR NURSING MOTHERS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
A  PRIVATE  ROOM FOR NURSING MOTHERS SHALL: (A) INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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