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Senate Judiciary panel advances bill allowing breastfeeding mothers to seek one-year jury exemption
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SB139, allowing women who have given birth within the prior 365 days and who are breastfeeding to request an exemption from jury duty. Supporters cited maternal and infant health; the committee approved the bill 10-0.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would let breastfeeding mothers request an exemption from jury duty for one year after childbirth.
Sponsor Senator Donato told the committee SB139 is narrowly drawn to allow a woman who has given birth within the last 365 days and is nursing to request an exemption, describing it as a limited accommodation "to ensure that the essential time of the formation of an infant's brain is nourished by the best possible source." He asked the committee for support.
Supporters and medical context Jane Hartsock,…
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