Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2023 | returned to senate passed assembly |
May 17, 2023 | ordered to third reading rules cal.139 substituted for a1296 |
Mar 23, 2023 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 20, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 16, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 15, 2023 | 1st report cal.505 |
Jan 12, 2023 | referred to women's issues |
senate Bill S1522
Sponsored By
Roxanne J. Persaud
(D) 19th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
S1522 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1522 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: 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 thereof PURPOSE: This legislation will change instances of "feminine hygiene" products in state law to "menstrual products". SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 625 of the correction law. Section two amends section 267 of the public health law. Section three amends paragraph (3-a) of subdivision (a) of section 1115
S1522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1522 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues 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 amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 2022, 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] incarcerated individuals and in any other state or local facility where [women] 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. § 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. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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