N.Y. Public Buildings Law § 144: Lactation room in public buildings

§ 144. Lactation room in public buildings. 1. As used in this section:

(a) "covered public building" means a public building owned by the

state of New York, under the supervision and control of the commissioner

of general services, that is determined by said commissioner to be open

to the public; and

(b) "lactation room" means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom,

that:

(1) is shielded from view;

(2) is free from intrusion;

(3) contains a chair, a working surface, and, if the public building

is otherwise supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet; and

(4) is intended to be used for the primary purpose of breastfeeding or

expressing breast milk.

2. A covered public building shall contain a lactation room that is

made available for use by a member of the public to breastfeed or

express breast milk.

3. A covered public building shall be excluded from the requirement of

subdivision two of this section if:

(a) the public building does not have a room that could be repurposed

as a lactation room or a space that could be made private, at a

reasonable cost; or

(b) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in

the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible.

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an

individual to enter a public building that the individual is not

otherwise authorized to enter.