Subdivision 1. Lactation Rooms in County Buildings
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Subdivision 1. Lactation Rooms in County Buildings
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 12-168 (2026)
Sec. 12-168. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
County Building shall mean any building that is:
(1)
Owned, leased, or managed by the County; or
(2)
Used to house a branch of government; or
(3)
Used by County employees for the purposes of employment; or
(4)
Open to the public for the purpose of accessing services rendered by the County.
(5)
This definition excludes all property owned or managed by the Prince George's County Board of Education.
(b)
Lactation Room shall mean a private and hygienic place, other than a bathroom, where a nursing mother may express breastmilk and/or breastfeed.
(c)
Portable Lactation Room shall mean a prefabricated, portable structure designed for nursing mothers to express breastmilk and/or breastfeed in a private and hygienic space.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 12-169 (2026)
Sec. 12-169. Lactation room requirementsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
All County Buildings shall contain a Lactation Room or Portable Lactation Room accessible to all County employees during their work hours as well as members of the public during hours of operation.
(b)
Each lactation room shall require:
(1)
Clear indicative signage; and
(2)
Access without traveling through a bathroom, locker room, or other similar facility; and
(3)
A door that locks from the inside, and is accessible only to emergency personnel; and
(4)
A table, countertop, or other sturdy workspace; and
(5)
Adequate seating; and
(6)
Adequate lighting; and
(7)
At least one duplex electrical outlet; and
(8)
At least one multi-user hospital grade breast pump, and each user shall provide their own collection equipment; and
(9)
Adequate trash collection receptacles; and
(10)
If designed for multiple users at one time, then individual user privacy screening;
(11)
Reasonable access to a refrigeration storage unit; and
(12)
Reasonable access to a sink with hot and cold water.
(c)
Mandatory Minimum Dimensions.
(1)
Single user Lactation Room shall be, at a minimum, a space of 6' × 8' or 7' × 7'; or
(2)
Multi-user Lactation Room shall be, at a minimum, a space of 12' × 16'.
Prince George's County, Md., Code §§ 12-170–12-176 (2026)