HB 707 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of July 8, 2007 (P.L.90, No.28), known as the Freedom to Breastfeed Act, providing for accommodation for breastfeeding in Commonwealth-owned buildings; and imposing duties on the Department of General Services.

HB 707 amends Pennsylvania's Freedom to Breastfeed Act to require all Commonwealth-owned buildings (like state offices, courthouses, and the State Museum) to provide dedicated nursing parent rooms. These rooms must be at least 50 square feet, lockable, accessible, and include essentials like a chair, work surface, sink, refrigerator, and privacy. The Department of General Services must install signage, maintain a public online list of room locations, and ensure compliance with accessibility standards. This directly affects employees and the public using state buildings who need to breastfeed or express milk.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0726 Printer's No. PN1299 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill update adds a new sponsor (Boyd) to the House Bill, updates the printer's number from PN 726 to PN 1299, and amends the nursing parent's room requirements. The most significant change is the addition of a requirement for a work surface and chair in nursing parent's rooms, and the addition of a requirement for a waste receptacle in nursing parent's rooms. The bill also adds a requirement for the department to provide signage in each Commonwealth-owned building showing the location of each nursing parent's room.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Commonwealth-owned buildings, but the requirements for nursing parent's rooms have been expanded to include a work surface, chair, and waste receptacle, and signage requirements have been added.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for nursing parent's rooms to include a work surface and a chair.

Added requirement for nursing parent's rooms to include a waste receptacle.

Added requirement for the department to provide signage in each Commonwealth-owned building showing the location of each nursing parent's room.

TECHNICAL

Updated printer's number from PN 726 to PN 1299 and added new sponsor Boyd to the bill.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 8, 2025
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors