Senate Bill S5913

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires menstrual products to be offered for free in non-public schools

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5913 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A113
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §267, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10601
2019-2020: S3125, A290
2021-2022: S3472, A5158

2023-S5913 - Summary

Requires menstrual products to be offered for free in non-public schools.

2023-S5913 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5913 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5913
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CHU,  WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing feminine
   hygiene products in non-public schools
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 267 of the public health law, as added by section 1
 of  part  Q  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 267. Feminine  hygiene  products  in  schools.  All  elementary  and
 secondary  public  schools  AND  NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS in the state serving
 students in any grade from grade six through grade twelve shall  provide
 feminine  hygiene  products  in the restrooms of such school building or
 buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01363-01-3

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2023-S5913A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A113
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §267, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10601
2019-2020: S3125, A290
2021-2022: S3472, A5158

2023-S5913A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires menstrual products to be offered for free in non-public schools.

2023-S5913A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5913A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5913--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CHU,  WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Women's  Issues  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing menstru-
   al products in non-public schools
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 267 of the public health law, as added by section 1
 of  part  Q  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 267. [Feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in schools. All elementa-
 ry and secondary public schools AND  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  in  the  state
 serving  students in any grade from grade six through grade twelve shall
 provide [feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in the restrooms  of  such
 school  building  or  buildings.  Such  products shall be provided at no
 charge to students.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01363-02-3

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