SB100 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Breastfeeding, workplace accommodations provided, time and place to express milk in private

Summary

This bill requires employers to provide breastfeeding employees with reasonable unpaid break time and a private room with an electrical outlet to express milk at work.

What This Bill Does

It requires employers to provide reasonable unpaid daily break time for a breastfeeding mother to express milk, ideally aligning with existing breaks. Employers must make reasonable efforts to provide a private room or space near the work area with an electrical outlet, not a toilet stall, where she can express milk away from coworkers. The space can be the employee’s own workspace if it meets the requirements. The rule applies to all employers (including the state and its subdivisions) and would take effect three months after the bill becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Breastfeeding mothers who are employees; they receive unpaid break time and access to a private space to express milk.
• Employers (including the state and political subdivisions); they must provide or arrange the accommodations and are protected if they have made reasonable efforts.

Key Provisions

• Defines 'employer' to include any person that employs one or more employees, including the state and its political subdivisions.
• Requires reasonable unpaid daily break time for a breastfeeding employee to express milk, with breaks ideally concurrent with existing breaks and not required if it would unreasonably disrupt operations.
• Requires reasonable efforts to provide a room or location with access to an electrical outlet near the work area, not a toilet stall, for private milk expression and free from intrusion.
• Employer is held harmless if reasonable efforts have been made to comply.
• The room may be the employee’s normal workspace if it meets the requirements.
• Effective date is the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or becoming law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Women