Form revised: July 12, 2011

 

 

 

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Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

CBO Analyst/Phone:

Seattle Office for Civil Rights

Jacque Larrainzar

Joe Regis  615-0087

 

Legislation Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Unfair Public Accommodation Practices; amending sections 14.06.020 and 14.06.030 to add the right of a mother to breastfeed her child in places of public accommodation free from discrimination

 

 

Summary of the Legislation:

Amends the City’s public accommodation law to say that it is an unfair practice to deny a mother her right to breastfeed her child in public places.

 

 
 


Background:  

House Bill 1596 passed unanimously and was signed into law in 2009. The bill amended RCW 49.60, the Washington Law Against Discrimination(WLAD) to include protections for women who are breastfeeding in public places. Amending Seattle’s public accommodation ordinance would provide the Seattle Office for Civil Rights to enforce this law within Seattle.

 

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_X___ This legislation does not have any financial implications.