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FL H0087
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/29/2022
Primary Sponsor
Civil Justice Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Each county courthouse must provide at least one dedicated lactation space outside of a restroom for public use by January 1, 2024, where individuals can express breast milk or breastfeed in private
- The lactation space must be hygienic, shielded from public view, free from intrusion while occupied, and contain an electrical outlet
- District courts of appeal may use state-appropriated funds or private funding to provide lactation spaces meeting the same requirements
- Courthouses are exempt if new construction would be required and no existing space—including employee lactation rooms, repurposable rooms, or spaces that could be made private at reasonable cost with portable materials—is available
- The act takes effect July 1, 2023, and is declared to fulfill an important state interest
Legislative Description
Lactation Space in Courthouses
Last Action
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 144 (Ch. 2023-88)
3/30/2023
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/21/2023
Civil Justice Subcommittee1/10/2023
Full Bill Text
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