Assembly Bill A686

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to menstruating individuals receiving temporary housing assistance

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A686 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A585
2021-2022: A529

2019-A686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to menstruating individuals in homeless shelters, including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.

2019-A686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    686
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   L. ROSENTHAL,  LUPARDO,  PHEFFER AMATO,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, DE LA ROSA, SEAWRIGHT, JAFFEE, SIMOTAS, SIMON, ARROYO,
   JEAN-PIERRE,  LIFTON,  WRIGHT,  TITUS,  RICHARDSON,  NIOU,   WILLIAMS,
   GUNTHER,  DAVILA,  JOYNER,  SOLAGES,  HUNTER,  GLICK, HYNDMAN, WALKER,
   PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, COLTON, M. G. MILLER, CRESPO, RIVERA, DILAN,
   AUBRY, STECK, PICHARDO, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, GALEF, M. L. MILLER, WALLACE, WALSH  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing femi-
   nine hygiene products at no cost  to  adults  and  children  receiving
   temporary housing assistance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 152-c to read as follows:
   §  152-C.  FEMININE  HYGIENE  PRODUCTS.  EXCEPT  IN  A SOCIAL SERVICES
 DISTRICT WITH A POPULATION OF FIVE MILLION  OR  MORE,  ANY  PROVIDER  OF
 TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 A FAMILY SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN EMERGENCY APARTMENT,
 A  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER, OR A
 SAFE HOUSE FOR REFUGEES, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE  FEMININE  HYGIENE
 PRODUCTS,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND
 PANTY LINERS, AT NO COST TO MENSTRUATING INDIVIDUALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00519-01-9

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