Assembly Bill A8264B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof

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Bill Amendments

2021-A8264 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8229
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §625, Cor L; amd §267, Pub Health L; amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1296, S1522

2021-A8264 - Summary

Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.

2021-A8264 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8264
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, the public health law, the  tax  law
   and  the  administrative  code of the city of New York, in relation to
   replacing all instances of the words or variations of the words  femi-
   nine  hygiene  products  and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual
   products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 625 of the correction law, as added by chapter 392
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 625.  [Feminine  hygiene]  MENSTRUAL  products.  [Feminine  hygiene]
 MENSTRUAL  products,  including,  but not limited to, [sanitary napkins]
 PADS, tampons and panty liners, shall be provided at no cost to individ-
 uals housed in state and local  correctional  facilities  used  for  the
 general  confinement of [female] inmates and in any other state or local
 facility where [women] INMATES are detained or confined by law  enforce-
 ment agencies.
   §  2.  Section  267 of the public health law, as added by section 1 of
 part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 267. [Feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in schools. All elementa-
 ry and secondary public schools in the state  serving  students  in  any
 grade  from  grade  six  through  grade  twelve  shall provide [feminine
 hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in the restrooms of such school building  or
 buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students.
   §  3. Paragraph 3-a of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law,
 as added by chapter 99 of the laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (3-a) [Feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products, including, but not limit-
 ed to, [sanitary napkins] PADS, tampons and panty liners.
   § 4. Section 9-141 of the administrative code of the city of New York,
 as  amended  by  chapter  322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:

2021-A8264A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8229
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §625, Cor L; amd §267, Pub Health L; amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1296, S1522

2021-A8264A - Summary

Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.

2021-A8264A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8264--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
   on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, the public health law, the tax law
   and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation  to
   replacing  all instances of the words or variations of the words femi-
   nine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with  the  words  menstrual
   products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 625 of the correction law, as added by chapter  392
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  625.  [Feminine  hygiene]  MENSTRUAL  products.  [Feminine hygiene]
 MENSTRUAL products, including, but not limited  to,  [sanitary  napkins]
 PADS, tampons and panty liners, shall be provided at no cost to individ-
 uals  housed  in  state  and  local correctional facilities used for the
 general confinement of [female] inmates and in any other state or  local
 facility  where [women] INMATES are detained or confined by law enforce-
 ment agencies.
   § 2. Section 267 of the public health law, as added by  section  1  of
 part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 267. [Feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in schools. All elementa-
 ry  and  secondary  public  schools in the state serving students in any
 grade from grade  six  through  grade  twelve  shall  provide  [feminine
 hygiene]  MENSTRUAL products in the restrooms of such school building or
 buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students.
   § 3. Paragraph 3-a of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  99  of  the  laws of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11945-03-2

2021-A8264B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8229
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §625, Cor L; amd §267, Pub Health L; amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1296, S1522

2021-A8264B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.

2021-A8264B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8264--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
   on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
   tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
   said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, the public health law and the tax
   law, in relation to replacing all instances of the words or variations
   of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins  with  the
   words menstrual products and pads, respectively, or a variation there-
   of
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 625 of the correction law, as added by chapter  392
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  625.  [Feminine  hygiene]  MENSTRUAL  products.  [Feminine hygiene]
 MENSTRUAL products, including, but not limited  to,  [sanitary  napkins]
 PADS, tampons and panty liners, shall be provided at no cost to individ-
 uals  housed  in  state  and  local correctional facilities used for the
 general confinement of [female inmates] INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS and  in
 any other state or local facility where [women] INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
 are detained or confined by law enforcement agencies.
   §  2.  Section  267 of the public health law, as added by section 1 of
 part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 267. [Feminine hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in schools. All elementa-
 ry and secondary public schools in the state  serving  students  in  any
 grade  from  grade  six  through  grade  twelve  shall provide [feminine
 hygiene] MENSTRUAL products in the restrooms of such school building  or
 buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11945-05-2
 A. 8264--B                          2

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