New York S 8652: Relates to access to and signage for lactation rooms in public buildings

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S08652 Summary:

BILL NOS08652B

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SAME ASSAME AS A05361-B

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §144, Pub Bldg L

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Relates to access to lactation rooms in public buildings; requires signage for lactation rooms in public buildings.

Go to top S08652 Actions:

BILL NOS08652B

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/28/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 8652A

06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 8652B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8652--B

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to signage for and
 access to lactation rooms in public buildings

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

 1 Section 1. Section 144 of the public buildings law, as added by
 2 section 1 of part JJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 § 144. Lactation room in public buildings. 1. As used in this section:
 5 (a) "covered public building" means a public building owned by the
 6 state of New York, under the supervision and control of the commissioner
 7 of general services, that is determined by said commissioner to be open
 8 to the public; and
 9 (b) "lactation room" means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom,
 10 that:
 11 (1) is shielded from view;
 12 (2) is free from intrusion;
 13 (3) is well lit;
 14 (4) contains a chair, a working surface, nearby access to clean
 15 running water, and, if the public building is otherwise supplied with
 16 electricity, an electrical outlet; and
 17 [(4)] (5) is intended to be used for the primary purpose of breast-
 18 feeding or expressing breast milk.
 19 2. A covered public building shall contain a lactation room that is
 20 made available for use by a member of the public to breastfeed or
 21 express breast milk.
 22 3. A covered public building shall be excluded from the requirement of
 23 subdivision two of this section if:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07344-05-6

 S. 8652--B 2

 1 (a) the public building does not have a room that could be repurposed
 2 as a lactation room or a space that could be made private, at a reason-
 3 able cost; or
 4 (b) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in
 5 the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible.
 6 4. A covered public building containing a lactation room that is made
 7 available for use by a member of the public to breastfeed or express
 8 breast milk shall have a sign notifying the public of the availability
 9 of such lactation room. Such sign shall be posted publicly in a conspic-
 10 uous location, either directly outside the entrance of such lactation
 11 room or within the reception area of such public building.
 12 5. The office of general services shall compile a directory of public
 13 buildings which contain lactation rooms that are made available for use
 14 by members of the public to breastfeed or express breast milk. Such
 15 directory shall be posted on the office of general service's website by
 16 no later than six months after the effective date of the chapter of the
 17 laws of two thousand twenty-six that amended this section and shall be
 18 periodically updated every six months thereafter. Such directory shall
 19 indicate if a public building listed on such directory has extra
 20 requirements to access a lactation room pursuant to paragraph (b) of
 21 subdivision six of this section and list any such extra requirements.
 22 6. (a)