Senate Bill S7315

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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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2025-S7315 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L

2025-S7315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.

2025-S7315 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7315
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  allowing  for
   SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND TO
 THE EXTENT NOT  INCONSISTENT  WITH  FEDERAL  LAW  AND  REGULATIONS,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL,  WITHIN  NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, APPLY FOR A WAIVER OR REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FEDER-
 AL GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM
 (SNAP)  BENEFITS  ARE  ABLE TO BE USED FOR MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 of this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver  or
 authorization  from the federal government provided for in such section;
 provided further that the office of temporary and disability  assistance
 shall  notify  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the occur-
 rence of such waiver or authorization in order that the  commission  may
 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 of  the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
 public officers law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11609-01-5

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