File #: Int 0182-2026    Version: * Name: Requiring the establishment of a municipal human milk bank.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the establishment of a municipal human milk bank
Sponsors: Amanda C. Farías, Farah N. Louis, Chris Banks, Shekar Krishnan, Gale A. Brewer, Crystal Hudson, Shahana K. Hanif
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or another agency or entity designated by the mayor, to take all necessary steps to obtain any required licenses or approvals to establish and operate a human milk bank. The human milk bank would collect, process, store, and distribute breast milk for infants and children.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 182, 2. Int. No. 182, 3. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26

Int. No. 182

 

By Council Members Farías, Louis, Banks, Krishnan, Brewer, Hudson and Hanif

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the establishment of a municipal human milk bank

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.25 to read as follows:

§ 17-199.25 Municipal human milk bank. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the term “human milk bank” means an organized service for the selection of donors and the collection, processing, storage, or distribution of human breast milk for infants or children other than the donor’s own infant.

b. Human milk bank. The department, or another agency or entity designated by the mayor, shall take all necessary steps to obtain any required licenses or approvals to establish and operate a human milk bank and, upon receipt of such licenses or approval, establish and operate a human milk bank.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.

 

 

 

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