Senate Bill S1544

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Mandates the provision of lactation accommodations in airports

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  • 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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2019-S1544 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8372
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2505-b, Pub Health L; add §4-b, Chap 802 of 1947
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6026, A7989
2017-2018: S1817, A7032
2021-2022: S3866, A7813

2019-S1544 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates the provision of lactation accommodations in airports.

2019-S1544 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1544
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and chapter 802  of  the  laws  of
   1947  relating  to  facilitating the financing and effectuation of air
   terminals by the Port of New York Authority, in relation to  requiring
   certain lactation accommodations in airports
 
   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 airports act".
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2505-b
 to read as follows:
   § 2505-B. LACTATION ACCOMMODATIONS IN AIRPORTS. 1. THE TERMINAL OPERA-
 TOR OF A COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT OWNED OR OPERATED BY A COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN, VILLAGE, OR STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS ONE MILLION OR  MORE
 ENPLANEMENTS  A  YEAR  SHALL  PROVIDE  A  ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION AT EACH
 AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BEHIND THE AIRPORT  SECURITY  SCREENING  AREA
 FOR  MEMBERS  OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVATE THAT MEETS
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET;
   (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM; AND
   (C) UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  PASSENGER  TERMINAL,
 OR  THE  REPLACEMENT,  EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING PASSENGER
 TERMINAL, INCLUDES A SINK.
   2. THE TERMINAL OPERATOR OF A  COMMERCIAL  SERVICE  AIRPORT  OWNED  OR
 OPERATED  BY  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY
 THAT HAS FEWER THAN ONE MILLION, BUT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND ENPLANEMENTS
 A YEAR SHALL, UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION  OF  A  NEW  PASSENGER
 TERMINAL,  OR  THE  REPLACEMENT, EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING
 PASSENGER TERMINAL, PROVIDE A ROOM OR OTHER  LOCATION  AT  EACH  AIRPORT
 PASSENGER  TERMINAL  BEHIND  THE  AIRPORT  SECURITY  SCREENING  AREA FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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