S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2714
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2025
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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 an
additional monthly allowance for menstrual products under public
assistance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131-a of the social services law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
(F) AN ADDITIONAL FIFTEEN DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE PURCHASE OF
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TAMPONS, SANITARY
NAPKINS, CUPS AND PANTY LINERS.
§ 2. 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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