HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1255

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mindy Domb

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/13/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/19/2023

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/20/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/23/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

1/24/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/25/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

2/3/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/14/2023

Priscila S. Sousa

6th Middlesex

2/14/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/17/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

2/17/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/14/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

5/30/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/11/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1255

By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1255) of Mindy Domb and others relative to requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 27 the following section:-

Section 27A. Each public institution of higher education shall provide disposable menstrual products to menstruating individuals in the restrooms of any such institution’s building at no cost. The disposable menstrual products shall be available in a convenient manner that does not stigmatize the individual seeking such products. For the purposes of this section “disposable menstrual products” shall mean products including, but not limited to, tampons, sanitary napkins, and underwear liners.