Assembly Bill A5502

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes coverage for menstrual products under the supplemental nutrition assistance program

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Current 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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2023-A5502 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7777

2023-A5502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an additional monthly public assistance allowance of $10 for menstrual products, including but not limited to, tampons, sanitary napkins, cups and panty liners.

2023-A5502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5502
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  providing  an
   additional  monthly  allowance  for  menstrual  products  under public
   assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 131-a of the social services law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) AN ADDITIONAL TEN DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE PURCHASE OF  MENSTRUAL
 PRODUCTS,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TAMPONS, SANITARY NAPKINS, CUPS
 AND PANTY LINERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05570-01-3

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