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FL S0144

Bill

Status

Passed

5/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Each county courthouse in Florida must provide at least one dedicated lactation space outside of a restroom for public use to express breast milk or breastfeed in private by January 1, 2024
  • Lactation spaces 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 in appellate courthouses
  • Courthouses are exempt if new construction would be required and no existing space—including employee lactation rooms—can be repurposed or made private at reasonable cost using portable materials funded by private sources
  • The act took effect July 1, 2023, and the Legislature declared it fulfills an important state interest

Legislative Description

Lactation Spaces

Last Action

Chapter No. 2023-88

5/18/2023

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy2/7/2023

Full Bill Text

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