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MO HB1546

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2014

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Bahr

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows mothers to breast-feed or express breast milk in any public or private location where otherwise authorized, with as much discretion as possible.

  • Specifies that breast-feeding or expressing breast milk shall not be considered sexual conduct, sexual contact, public indecency, indecent exposure, lewd touching, or obscenity under state law.

  • Prohibits municipalities from enacting ordinances that restrict or prohibit breast-feeding or milk expression, and requires that local indecency and obscenity terms exclude breast-feeding activities.

  • Adds nursing mothers to the list of persons who may be excused from jury duty upon request without having to demonstrate undue hardship.

  • Modifies jury duty hardship standards to require documentation and specifies that absence from employment alone does not constitute undue hardship.

Legislative Description

Changes the laws regarding breast-feeding

Last Action

Withdrawn (H)

1/23/2014

Full Bill Text

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