Assembly moves legislation to accommodate nursing mothers

By: By Shohini Mitra

Outlets: NJ State House News Service

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 649

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago


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TRENTON, N.J. – A pair of bills that would require workplace accommodations for nursing mothers unanimously advanced out of committee Thursday.

Republican Assembly Member Dawn Fantasia from Franklin Borough shared her experiences with the lack of such measures in the workplace over 20 years ago.

“I was relegated to a closet where we stored dirty linens. It was a small sink filled with dirty mop water. The only place to sit …

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