Breastfeeding in public places; mother's right. (HB1499)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from 36 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Mike Futrell (D-Woodbridge), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Right to breast-feed in public places. Provides that a mother may breast-feed in any place where the mother is lawfully present. Current law allows breast-feeding on any property owned, leased, or controlled by the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2015 | Committee |
01/05/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101318D |
01/05/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/20/2015 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/29/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Read first time |
02/05/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/12/2015 | Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2015 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
02/16/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2015 | Read third time |
02/18/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Enrolled |
02/23/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1499ER) |
02/23/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2015 | Signed by President |
02/25/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/25/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/15 |
02/25/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/10/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/10/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) |
Comments
A good and necessary bill.
I had no idea this was not current law. It should be. 100% support.
I support this bill i have nursed all 4 if my children from the time i was 18 when I was pregnant with my first I knew it was what I wanted. I am not ashamed. If i have to cover up its like agreeing its shameful to nurse and it is not! Our society over sexualize breasts and media has perverted the minds of most of society into thinking it ok to see victoria secret models and commercials walk around in bikinis in the summer for women even go to nudity beaches but not to nurse??!! Other women are even shaming each other for nursing in public. I firmly believe its ever childs right to have the best chance and be nursed no matter where they are please pass this bill!
Breastfeeding is not about women's rights. It is about every baby's birth right to be fed their mother's own milk the way it was intended.
I am thrilled with this legislative development! Well done Virginia.
I hope that at the Committee hearings, amendments will be considred to give a breasetfeeding mother *enforcement* rights under any law protecting the right to breastfeed in public. To learn more, see: http://breastfeedinglaw.com/articles/lactation-and-the-law/