Senate Bill S4692

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2428
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9586, A8873

2025-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4692
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 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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