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Committee moves bill adding milk‑expression (pumping) and private right of action to Freedom to Breastfeed Act
Summary
House Bill 526, which adds milk expression (pumping) to the Freedom to Breastfeed Act and creates a private right of action for discrimination, was reported as amended after committee debate and a 14–12 vote.
The House Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 5 26 after adopting an amendment that moves the Freedom to Breastfeed Act into Title 35 (Health) and explicitly adds “milk expression” (pumping) to the statutory protections, while creating a private right of action for violations.
Representative O’Meara, the bill sponsor, told the committee the change responds to mothers who lack explicit statutory clarity about pumping in public and…
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