Assembly Bill A10270

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act"

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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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2017-A10270 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§212-d, 293, 295, 381 & 404, Lab L; add §77-h, Gen Muni L; add §144, Pub Bldg L; add §13.32, Pks & Rec L; amd §76, Mult Dwell L; amd §§225 & 1347, ren §1348 to be §1349, add §§1352-f & 1348, Pub Health L; amd §§77-c & 78, Rail L; amd §171, Mult Res L; add §§213-a, 409-m & 6325, Ed L; add §625, Cor L; add §152-c, Soc Serv L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A305
2021-2022: A137
2023-2024: A63

2017-A10270 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all female-designated bathrooms in the state of New York provide feminine hygiene products at no cost.

2017-A10270 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10270
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, the general  municipal  law,  the  public
   buildings  law,  the  parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
   the multiple dwelling law, the public health law,  the  railroad  law,
   the multiple residence law, the education law, the correction law, the
   social  services law, the public authorities law and the general busi-
   ness law, in relation to  enacting  the  "total  access  to  menstrual
   products (TAMP) act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act".
   §  2. Section 212-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. TOILETS DESIGNATED  FOR  WOMEN  SHALL  CONTAIN  FEMININE  HYGIENE
 PRODUCTS,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND
 PANTY LINERS, TO BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO SUCH WOMEN.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 293 of the labor law is amended to  read
 as follows:
   1.  There  shall  be  provided  and  maintained for employees in every
 factory  suitable  and  convenient  washrooms  separate  for  each  sex,
 adequately  equipped  with  washing  facilities. Every washroom shall be
 adequately ventilated and heated and  shall  be  lighted  by  artificial
 means  where  necessary.   ALL FEMALE-DESIGNATED WASHROOMS SHALL PROVIDE
 FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AT NO COST, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 SANITARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS.
   §  4. Section 295 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. ALL WATERCLOSET COMPARTMENT OR TOILET  ROOMS  FOR  FEMALES  SHALL
 CONTAIN  FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANI-
 TARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS, WHICH SHALL BE  PROVIDED  AT  NO
 COST TO EMPLOYEES USING SUCH WATERCLOSETS AND TOILET ROOMS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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