| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to ways and means |
| Jun 13, 2017 | reported referred to rules |
| Jun 07, 2017 | reported referred to ways and means |
| May 25, 2017 | print number 585a |
| May 25, 2017 | amend (t) and recommit to social services |
| Jan 09, 2017 | referred to social services |
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Co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Pamela Harris
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Inez E. Dickens
Steven Englebright
Sandy Galef
A585 - Details
A585 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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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
Co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Carmen De La Rosa
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Inez E. Dickens
Steven Englebright
Harvey Epstein
A585A (ACTIVE) - Details
A585A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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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