Expands civil rights protections to include breastfeeding; requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for breastfeeding mothers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Oct 2016
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2017
Senate Passage
Dec 2017
Signed into Law
Jan 2018
Introduced Feb 4, 2016
Signed Jan 8, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jan 8, 2018
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.263.
executive
Dec 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)
legislature
Dec 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (70-0-0)
legislature
Oct 13, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Feb 4, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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