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MS HB1304
Bill
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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