SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5071

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 1, 2026

      The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5071.

      As reported, this bill requires all airports maintained or operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) that have at least one million enplanements per year to provide a room or other location behind the terminal security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private (lactation room).  The lactation room is required to:  (1) include, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical outlet; (2) be 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, include a sink.

      In addition, airports that are maintained or operated by the Port Authority that have fewer than one million but more than 10,000 enplanements per year are required to provide a lactation room upon the completion of construction of a new passenger terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing passenger terminal.  The lactation room is required to include, at minimum, a chair, an electrical outlet, and a sink and is to be located outside of the confines of a public restroom.

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 5071 is identical to Senate Bill No. 4466, which was also reported by the committee on this date.