Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passed
(38) (22) (0) (3)
Senate bill · S2444 (2025-26)
Relates to the right to breast feed
New York State Senate
Same as A11581, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Latest action Jun 5, 2026
Sponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (State Senator, District 34, Democratic)
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Summary
Makes certain terms gender neutral in provisions regarding the right to breast feed.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Civil Rights Law.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To change the verbiage from "mother" to "person" in regards to the right to breastfeed.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Codes · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed
Words matter. The language we use has power, and we can use that power to hurt or help. We have made great strides in recent years in New York state to push towards gender equality and protect the rights of all individuals regardless of their gender identity. Transgender men and nonbinary individuals can carry and breastfeed their child while not identifying as a mother. This bill recognizes that fact by changing the language in civil rights law from giving mothers the right to breast feed to giving people the right to breast feed.
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Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(11) (2) (0) (0)Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(40) (21) (0) (2)Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesApr 9, 2025Result: passed
(10) (2) (0) (1)
Full history
- Jun 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Jun 1, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- Jun 1, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Jun 1, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Show full history (11 earlier events)Show less history
- Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.799
1ST REPORT CAL.799
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- May 28, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 28, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- May 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Apr 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Apr 10, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Apr 9, 2025
1ST Report CAL.677
1ST REPORT CAL.677
NY Senate
- Jan 17, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Read the record
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