SMITH-HALVORSON-LIGHTFORD-MADIGAN,L-RONEN, TROTTER, OBAMA, JACOBS, MOLARO, MUNOZ, DEL VALLE, SILVERSTEIN AND SHAW. (ERWIN-MOORE-CURRIE-POE-RIGHTER) New Act Creates the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Requires an employer to provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her infant child. Requires an employer to make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where the employee can express her milk in privacy. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes language holding an employer harmless from any liability for failure to provide a location in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express her milk in privacy if the employer has made a reasonable effort to provide such a location. FEB-21-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-21-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST MAR-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON MAR-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD MAR-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L MAR-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RONEN MAR-08-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-29-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-COMM & INDUS S MAR-29-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-29-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SCED MAR-29-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-30 MAR-30-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-30-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-02 APR-03-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER APR-04-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA APR-04-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 APR-04-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-04-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR ERWIN APR-05-2001 H FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH APR-09-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOORE APR-17-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE APR-18-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HCHY APR-18-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-18-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-18-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-19-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-000-000 APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOLARO APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ APR-19-2001 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES APR-19-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR POE APR-19-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER APR-19-2001 H ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR RUTHERFORD MAY-23-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEL VALLE MAY-23-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVERSTEIN MAY-23-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW MAY-23-2001 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-12-2001 S GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-12-2001 S EFFECTIVE DATE 01-07-12 JUL-12-2001 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0068 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary