Labor and Industrial Relations; employers to provide reasonable break time to employee to express breast milk for nursing child; require
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to require employers to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing child; to revise and to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for a cause of action against employers for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2020
Last action Jun 15, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Horacena Tate
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer Jordan
DDemocratic
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
P. K. Martin IV
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Zahra Karinshak
DDemocratic
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