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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1435
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 5606
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING MOTHERS WHO ARE INCARCERATED
BREASTFEEDING THEIR INFANT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than October 1, 2025, the 1
Commissioner of Correction shall develop a written policy permitting 2
any mother in the commissioner's custody who is lactating to breastfeed 3
her infant during any visit with such infant. Such policy shall require, at 4
a minimum, that (1) there be a safe and hygienic environment for such 5
mother to breastfeed such infant, (2) each woman in the custody of the 6
commissioner be informed of such policy, and (3) such policy be posted 7
in visitation and common areas within each facility operated by the 8
Department of Correction in which a woman is or may be detained. 9
(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Correction 10
shall (1) fully implement the policy developed pursuant to subsection 11
(a) of this section, and (2) in accordance with the provisions of section 12
11-4a of the general statutes, report such policy to the joint standing 13
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 14
relating to the Department of Correction. 15
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To allow lactating mothers who are incarcerated to breastfeed their
infants during visitation.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]