Requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding support.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Dec 2019
Signed into Law
Jan 2020
Introduced Jun 6, 2019
Signed Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Dec 16, 2019 · General Assembly Dec 16, 2019
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Dec 16, 2019
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 13, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.343.
executive
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-1)
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Nov 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 14, 2019
Committee
Recommitted to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (70-1-2)
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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