California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 257 — Lactation accommodation: state employees.

Last action — Stricken from Senate file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires employers, including the state, to provide a reasonable amount of break time to employees desiring to express breast milk. Employers are also required to make reasonable efforts to provide the use of a room, or other location, other than a toilet stall, in close proximity to the employees' work area, for the employee to express milk in private. This bill would require every state agency and department, including local offices, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to notify the employee, through its usual channels of communication with state employees and in the most cost-effective manner, of specified information regarding breast-feeding, including an explanation and summary of the provisions described above relating to lactation accommodation, information regarding lactation accommodation on the Internet Web site of the Department of Public Health, and a listing of other comprehensive breast-feeding support organizations with Internet links. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to include in its public service campaign the promotion of mothers breast-feeding their infants. This bill would require the department to provide information regarding lactation accommodation on its Internet Web site, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from Senate file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 11 a.m.

  5. Ordered held in Engrossing and Enrolling.

  6. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Senate.

  7. Enrolled. To Governor at 10 a.m.

  8. (Enrolled measure version corrected August 25.)

  9. In Senate. To enrollment.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 2677.) To Senate.

  11. Read second time. To third reading.

  12. (Heard in committee on July 1.)

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.)

  14. (Heard in committee on June 9.)

  15. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. To Com. on HEALTH.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 826.) To Assembly.

  19. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4. Page 656.)

  21. Set for hearing April 27.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 477.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Set for hearing April 14.

  24. To Com. on G.O.

  25. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Pavley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 257 Pavley Senate Third Reading By DE LEON

Passed 64 Yea · 16 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6015010
Democratic 2001
Republican 2100
Total 6416011
% of votes cast 70%18%0%12%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Coto — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Cook — Nay
Tom — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Bill — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Adams — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15301
Republican 1000
Democratic 0001
Total 16302
% of votes cast 76%14%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Duvall — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 23 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21102
Republican 2000
Total 23102
% of votes cast 88%4%0%8%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Adams — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB257 Pavley

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201204
Democratic 2001
Republican 1000
Total 231205
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Not Voting
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Harman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Liu — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8401
Total 8401
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8301
Democratic 2000
Total 10301
% of votes cast 71%21%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Harman — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 257 do?
Existing law requires employers, including the state, to provide a reasonable amount of break time to employees desiring to express breast milk. Employers are also required to make reasonable efforts to provide the use of a room, or other location, other than a toilet stall, in close proximity to the employees' work area, for the employee to express milk in private. This bill would require every state agency and department, including local offices, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to notify the employee, through its usual channels of communication with state employees and in the most cost-effective manner, of specified information regarding breast-feeding, including an explanation and summary of the provisions described above relating to lactation accommodation, information regarding lactation accommodation on the Internet Web site of the Department of Public Health, and a listing of other comprehensive breast-feeding support organizations with Internet links. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to include in its public service campaign the promotion of mothers breast-feeding their infants. This bill would require the department to provide information regarding lactation accommodation on its Internet Web site, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 257?
SB 257 is sponsored by Pavley.
What is the current status of SB 257?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 257?
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