Senate Bill S6572

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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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2021-S6572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A529
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A585
2019-2020: A686

2021-S6572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S6572 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6572
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.  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.
                                                            LBD00338-03-1

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