NURSING MOTHERS IN WORKPLACE
Summary
Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall provide 30 minutes of paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing infant child each time the employee has the need to express milk for one year after the child's birth. Provides that the employee may use other paid break time or meal time for any time needed in excess of 30 minutes. Provides that an employer shall provide paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) as needed by the employee unless to do so would create an undue hardship.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 9, 2025
Signed Aug 1, 2025
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The bill version status was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', reflecting the completion of the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House May 21, 2025
How they voted
49–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 58
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic39
92% Yea
R
Republican19
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-027-000
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-004-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 050-003-001
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Labor; 012-005-000
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Labor
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 37 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony DeLuca
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
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