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NY A01607
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Incarcerated individuals who give birth while in custody may keep all health and newborn supplies provided by hospitals, including diapers, breast pumps, breast pads, sanitary napkins, and medications prescribed by medical personnel
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Breastfeeding parents in correctional facilities with children 36 months or younger have rights to breastfeed in authorized locations, express milk at self-determined frequency, store breast milk, and designate someone to collect milk for delivery to their child in the community
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Correctional facilities must provide breastfeeding parents with personal electric and manual breast pumps, breastfeeding covers and pillows, comprehensive lactation information meeting Department of Health standards, and access to lactation assistance from qualified personnel
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Facilities must provide infant formula meeting FDA standards upon request and offer alternate formulas if the infant shows intolerance, with parents having access to lactation and pediatric care personnel for guidance
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The Department and Commission must compile annual reports including data on pregnant individuals upon admission, nursery program applications and denials, reasons for nursery removals, and pregnancy outcomes disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, and crime of conviction
Legislative Description
Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents others who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such incarcerated birth parents, but not beyond the date such child reaches twenty-four months of age except in limited circumstances related to parole; allows children to remain with their incarcerated birth parents in a correctional institution until twenty-four months of age, or longer in certain cases related to parole; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated birth parents.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026