New York A 3998: Relates to employee access to lactation rooms in the workplace

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A03998 Summary:

BILL NOA03998A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08667-A

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SPONSORForrest

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COSPNSREpstein, Levenberg, Otis, Gallagher, Carroll R

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §206-c, Lab L

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Relates to employee access to lactation rooms in the workplace; requires that employers post written policies regarding the rights of nursing employees.

Go to top A03998 Actions:

BILL NOA03998A

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01/30/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

05/15/2026amend and recommit to labor

05/15/2026print number 3998a

05/21/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA03998 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:05/21/2026AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoExcusedDiPietroExcused

RozicExcusedMorinelloAye

SteckAyeDeStefanoAye

CruzAyeGiglioAye

ReyesExcusedSlaterAye

RamosAyeNorberAye

JacobsonAyeSempolinskiAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

AndersonAye

Go to topA03998 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03998 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3998--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST, LEVENBERG, OTIS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Labor in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to employee access to lacta-
 tion rooms in the workplace

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 206-c of the labor law, as
 2 added by chapter 672 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. (a) Upon request of an employee who chooses to express breast milk
 5 in the workplace, an employer shall designate a room or other location
 6 which shall be made available for use by such employee to express breast
 7 milk. Such room or other location shall be a place that is: (i) hygien-
 8 ic; (ii) in close proximity to the work area; [(ii)] (iii) well lit;
 9 [(iii)] (iv) shielded from view; and [(iv)] (v) free from intrusion from
 10 other persons in the workplace or the public. Such room or other
 11 location shall provide, at minimum, a chair, a working surface, a refri-
 12 gerator that shall be used only for purposes related to lactation, near-
 13 by access to clean running water and, if the workplace is supplied with
 14 electricity, an electrical outlet. The room or location provided by the
 15 employer for this purpose shall not be a restroom or toilet stall and
 16 shall be located outside the confines of a public restroom.
 17 (b) If the sole purpose or function of such room or other location is
 18 not dedicated for use by employees to express breast milk, such room or
 19 other location shall be made available to such an employee when needed
 20 and shall not be used for any other purpose or function while in use by
 21 such employee. Employers shall provide notice to all employees as soon

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07341-02-6

 A. 3998--A 2

 1 as practicable when such room or other location has been designated for
 2 use by employees to express breast milk.
 3 (c) Where compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (a) or (b) of
 4 this subdivision is impracticable because it would impose an undue hard-
 5 ship on the employer by causing significant difficulty or expense when
 6 considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or
 7 structure of the employer's business, such employer shall make reason-
 8 able efforts to provide a room or other location, other than a restroom
 9 or toilet stall, that is in close proximity to the work area where an
 10 employee can express breast milk in privacy. Provided, however, nothing
 11 in this subdivision shall otherwise exempt an employer from the require-
 12 ments of subdivision one of this section.
 13 [(d) If the workpla