MA H690

Bill

MA H690

Concerning disposable menstrual products in schools

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
07/21/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to access to disposable menstrual products in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires all public elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts serving students in grades 6 through 12 to provide free disposable menstrual products, such as tampons and sanitary napkins, in the restrooms of their school buildings. The bill aims to ensure that these products are available in a convenient manner that does not stigmatize any student seeking them. The bill will take effect on August 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (26)

Jeff Roy (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mindy Domb (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Sean Garballey (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Adam Hinds (D), Vanna Howard (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Steve Owens (D), Ted Philips (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Tom Stanley (D), Paul Tucker (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H690

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H690
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H690.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2354	To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools	Accompanied S1445	Similar To
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H5052	Providing for diabetes management in schools	No further action taken	Similar To
H5056	Relative to college in high schools	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H619	Relative to school recess	Accompanied a study order, see H5143	Similar To
S1247	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2719	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1462	Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools	Accompanied a study order, see S3052	Similar To
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S287	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S356	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S383	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2354

To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools

Accompanied S1445

Similar To

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H5052

Providing for diabetes management in schools

No further action taken

Similar To

H5056

Relative to college in high schools

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H619

Relative to school recess

Accompanied a study order, see H5143

Similar To

S1247

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2719

Similar To

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1462

Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools

Accompanied a study order, see S3052

Similar To

S1464

To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks

Accompanied a new draft, see S2781

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S287

Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S315

Providing for diabetes management in schools

Accompanied H665

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S353

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S356

Relative to the net school spending cap

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S370

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2525

Similar To

S371

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S383

Relative to physical and social recess in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S99

Relative to foster kids

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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