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Int 0167-2024

Requiring the establishment of a municipal human milk bank.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or another agency or entity designated by the mayor, to take all necessary steps to obtain any required licenses or approvals to establish and operate a human milk bank. The human milk bank would collect, process, store, and distribute breast milk for infants and children.

Committee on HealthDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

How it compares

32% of similar bills passed

16 passed · 34 died

This bill: 671 days in committee

Similar bills: median 334 days · 171 days when passed

Sponsors (13)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.25 to read as follows: � 17-199.25 Municipal human milk bank. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the term "human milk bank" means an organized service for the selection of donors and the collection, processing, storage, or distribution of human breast milk for infants or children other than the donor's own infant. b. Human milk bank. The department, or another agency or entity designated by the mayor, shall take all necessary steps to obtain any required licenses or approvals to establish and operate a human milk bank and, upon receipt of such licenses or approval, establish and operate a human milk bank. � 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS # 12738 01/10/2024 Session 12 JEF LS #12738 11/17/23 2:00pm 1 1