Relative to Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2018.
Summary
This measure would proclaim August 2018 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2018 in California. The measure would recognize the unique benefits that breastfeeding provides, as specified, and would affirm that Californians should work to ensure that barriers to initiation and continuation of breastfeeding are removed. The measure would encourage Californians to work together to explore ways to, among other things, improve women's access to breastfeeding support services in medical, social, and employment settings.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Assembly Passage
Aug 2018
Senate Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced May 3, 2018
Signed Sep 6, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2018 · Assembly Aug 13, 2018
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Aug 27, 2018
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Sep 6, 2018
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.
legislature
Aug 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6872.).
lower
Aug 27, 2018
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5807.)
upper
Aug 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
Aug 20, 2018
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Amended.
upper
Aug 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6257.)
lower
Aug 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8).
lower
Jun 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
May 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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