---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends the definition of pregnancy-related condition to include lactation as a possible way of determining if an individual possesses such condition"
description: "Amends the definition of pregnancy-related condition to include lactation as a possible way of determining if an individual possesses such condition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 5975"
citation: "New York A 5975 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REYES"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29bba9d5-4d78-49c7-82c8-948884914329"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5975"
source_hash: "6d2d9a69aa43369a57edf6b2144afd3c9a1af4b18aad72cb716db91e71cf9a62"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5975 (2019-2020) — Amends the definition of pregnancy-related condition to include lactation as a possible way of determining if an individual possesses such condition

Amends the definition of pregnancy-related condition to include lactation as a possible way of determining if an individual possesses such condition.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5975** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5975&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- REYES — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-22** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED
- **2019-02-27** RULES REPORT CAL.32
- **2019-02-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.32
- **2019-02-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-02-27** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4211
- **2019-03-18** 3RD READING CAL.246
- **2019-03-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-03-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.271 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29bba9d5-4d78-49c7-82c8-948884914329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).