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MS HB1304

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all maternal health care facilities to adopt written infant feeding policies that support and promote breastfeeding, train staff on implementation, and post "Breastfeeding in Mississippi: Guidelines" in public areas

  • Mandates employers provide reasonable paid or unpaid break time for employees to express breast milk, along with a private, sanitary space (not a bathroom) with an electrical outlet near the work area

  • Establishes misdemeanor penalties of $25 to $250 for any person, corporation, or manager who violates a mother's right to breastfeed in any public or private location where she is authorized to be

  • Requires the State Department of Health to provide breastfeeding education videos to all state agencies that serve women of childbearing age, rather than making this optional

  • Estimates Mississippi could save between $36 million and $130 million annually in health care costs if recommended breastfeeding practices are adopted statewide

Legislative Description

Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Public Health and Human Services1/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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