Senate Bill S9509

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act

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Current 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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2023-S9509 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §361-c, Pub Auth L; amd §20, Hway L; add §2505-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7713
2017-2018: S5052
2019-2020: S650
2021-2022: S3859

2023-S9509 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act.

2023-S9509 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9509
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act".
   § 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:
   § 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.
   § 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 CHAIR AND AN ELEC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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