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Senate Bill S9586

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private universities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues Committee

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2023-S9586 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8873
Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S4692, A2428

2023-S9586 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the commonly used bathrooms of private universities.

2023-S9586 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9586
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  providing  free
   menstrual products in the restrooms of private universities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 267-b to read as follows:
   §  267-B. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. ALL
 PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE SHALL  PROVIDE  MENSTRUAL
 PRODUCTS  IN  THE  RESTROOMS  OF SUCH SCHOOL BUILDING OR BUILDINGS. SUCH
 PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO STUDENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13435-02-4

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