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Assembly Bill A2428

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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2025-A2428 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4692
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8873, S9586

2025-A2428 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-A2428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2428
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  providing  free
   menstrual  products in the restrooms of private colleges and universi-
   ties
 
   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-c to read as follows:
   § 267-C. 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.
                                                            LBD05702-01-5

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