Senate Bill S3866

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 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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2021-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7813
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
2019-2020: S1544, A8372

2021-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Mandates the provision of lactation accommodations in airports.

2021-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3866
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, SEPULVEDA -- 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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