New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5071: Lactation rooms-make available at certain PANYNJ airports
Status: Passed both chambers, October 22, 2026
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports.
What the bill says
An Act concerning accommodations for lactation at airports of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and supplementing Title 32 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, May 14, 2026:
An Act concerning accommodations for lactation at airports of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and supplementing Title 32 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Lactation accommodations in airports. a. Any airport maintained or operated by the Port Authority that has 1,000,000 or more enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at each airport passenger terminal behind the terminal security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private that meets the following conditions: (1) includes, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical outlet; (2) is located outside of the confines of a public restroom; and (3) upon completion of the construction of a new passenger terminal, or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing passenger terminal, includes a sink. b. Any airport maintained or operated by the Port Authority that has fewer than 1,000,000 but more than 10,000 enplanements a year shall, upon completion of the construction of a new passenger terminal, or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing passenger terminal, provide a room or other location at each airport passenger terminal behind the terminal security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private that meets …
Sponsors
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Britnee N. Timberlake (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Katie Brennan (D, 32)
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15)
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : PS PBH (39-0)
- : SUB FOR S4466
- : REP 2RS
- : R/S REF STR
- : PA (75-0-0)
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF ACW
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Lactation rooms-make available at certain PANYNJ airports (October 22, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Transportation Committee: Reported favorably (October 1, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Lactation rooms-make available at certain PANYNJ airports (September 24, 2026): 75 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee: Reported favorably (September 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: AVIATION, WOMEN, AUTHORITIES - INTERSTATE
Common questions
- What is A5071?
- A5071 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Lactation rooms-make available at certain PANYNJ airports.
- What does A5071 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning accommodations for lactation at airports of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and supplementing Title 32 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5071?
- Passed both chambers as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: PS PBH (39-0) (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5071?
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5071?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5071
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