---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report"
description: "Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 6986"
citation: "New York A 6986 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SOLAGES"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-03"
last_action: "2020-12-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6867ba5-d73f-4b46-917d-d35f6ac92133"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6986"
source_hash: "a55fb644d9e95d74d5cd17c68c039860dffe736484d9b1ab114afd9fa2ea983e"
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 6986 (2019-2020) — Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report

Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6986** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6986&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6986A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6986A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SOLAGES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-03** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 6986A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.383
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.383
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN SENATE
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.251
- **2020-02-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-02-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-02-05** REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6707
- **2020-03-04** 3RD READING CAL.479
- **2020-03-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-03-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-11-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-02** SIGNED CHAP.308 `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-02** APPROVAL MEMO.20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6867ba5-d73f-4b46-917d-d35f6ac92133`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).