California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1787

Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal

February 18, 2014

An act to add Section 21668.3 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1787, as introduced, Lowenthal. Airports: commercial operations: lactation accommodation.

Existing law requires every employer to provide a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee who desires to express breast milk for the employee’s infant child. Existing federal law requires employers to provide the employee with the use of a room, other than a bathroom, for the employee to express breast milk, as specified.

This bill would require the airport manager of an airport that conducts commercial operations to provide the use of a room or other location, other than a toilet stall, at each airport terminal behind airport security screening for members of the public to express breast milk in private.

Because a violation of this provision would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 21668.3 is added to the Public Utilities
Code, to read:

21668.3.  

The airport manager of an airport that conducts
commercial operations shall provide the use of a room or other
location, other than a toilet stall, at each airport terminal behind
airport security screening for members of the public to express
breast milk in private.

SEC. 2.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.