Assembly Bill A585A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to menstruating individuals receiving temporary housing assistance

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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-A585 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A686
2021-2022: A529

2017-A585 - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to menstruating individuals in homeless shelters, including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.

2017-A585 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    585
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing  femi-
   nine  hygiene  products  at no cost to adults and children in homeless
   shelters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 461-u to read as follows:
   § 461-U. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. ANY SHELTER FOR ADULTS, AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICH IS CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE,  PURSUANT
 TO THIS ARTICLE, TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO ADULTS OR ANY FACILI-
 TY  WHICH  IS  OPERATED  BY  A MUNICIPALITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
 SHELTER AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS SINGLE ADULTS, EXCLUDING THOSE  LOCATED
 IN  A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL PROVIDE FEMI-
 NINE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY  NAPKINS,
 TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS, AT NO COST TO MENSTRUATING INDIVIDUALS.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  462  of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G) SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PROVIDE THAT ALL FACILITIES EXERCISING CARE
 OR CUSTODY OF CHILDREN OR PROVIDING CARE OR SHELTER TO  UNMARRIED  MOTH-
 ERS,  EXCLUDING THOSE LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, SHALL PROVIDE FEMININE  HYGIENE  PRODUCTS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  SANITARY  NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS, AT NO COST TO
 MENSTRUATING INDIVIDUALS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01937-01-7

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2017-A585A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §152-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A686
2021-2022: A529

2017-A585A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing feminine hygiene products at no cost to menstruating individuals in homeless shelters, including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.

2017-A585A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  585--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  LUPARDO,  HARRIS, PHEFFER AMATO,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, DE LA ROSA, SEAWRIGHT, JAFFEE, SIMOTAS, SIMON,  JENNE,
   ARROYO,   JEAN-PIERRE,   LIFTON,   WRIGHT,  TITUS,  RICHARDSON,  NIOU,
   WILLIAMS, GUNTHER, HOOPER, DAVILA,  JOYNER,  SOLAGES,  HUNTER,  GLICK,
   GOTTFRIED,  BLAKE, PAULIN, COLTON, M. G. MILLER, GJONAJ, CRESPO, BRIN-
   DISI, KEARNS, RIVERA, HYNDMAN, WALKER,  DILAN,  MAYER,  AUBRY,  STECK,
   PICHARDO,  BARRON  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. COOK, DICKENS,
   ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, M. L. MILLER, WALLACE, WALSH,  WEINSTEIN  --  read
   once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Social Services -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing  femi-
   nine  hygiene  products  at  no  cost to adults and children receiving
   temporary housing assistance
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 152-c to read as follows:
   § 152-C. FEMININE  HYGIENE  PRODUCTS.  EXCEPT  IN  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF  FIVE MILLION OR MORE, ANY PROVIDER OF
 TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 A FAMILY SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN EMERGENCY APARTMENT,
 A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER, OR  A
 SAFE  HOUSE  FOR REFUGEES, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FEMININE HYGIENE
 PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS,  TAMPONS  AND
 PANTY LINERS, AT NO COST TO MENSTRUATING INDIVIDUALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01937-02-7

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