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NY A05230

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michaelle Solages

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires private nursing rooms with a chair and electrical outlet, located outside public restrooms, at New York State Thruway service areas when new construction or substantial renovation occurs

  • Mandates lactation rooms at roadside rest areas along Interstate 87 (the Northway) between Guilderland and Champlain when new construction, replacement, expansion, or substantial renovation takes place

  • Requires railroad and bus stations with indoor waiting areas, public restrooms, and more than 500,000 annual passengers to provide private lactation rooms by January 1, 2026

  • New or substantially renovated railroad and bus stations must include a sink in lactation rooms, with "renovation" defined as repurposing more than 25% of station space

  • Exempts subway stations and rapid transit railroad stations from the requirements

Legislative Description

Establishes the lactation accommodation in public transportation facilities act.

Last Action

referred to transportation

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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