SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Starting in 2016, California’s major airports will have to offer a private room for mothers to breastfeed or pump milk.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he has signed AB1787 by Democratic Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal of Long Beach.
Under the bill, terminals at existing airports must offer rooms with a chair and an electrical outlet for the pump, while new terminals must include rooms with sinks.
It applies to airports serving more than 1 million passengers a year. San Francisco International is the only airport in California currently offering such accommodations.
Lowenthal has said her bill helps mothers who want to breastfeed by providing comfortable and private rooms for pumping. She says breast-feeding mothers should not be confined to the restrooms.
