Bill > HB415

This bill proposes to repeal New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) 189:16-a, which currently requires schools to provide menstrual hygiene products in restrooms at no cost to students. By eliminating this requirement, the bill would remove the legal mandate for school districts to supply free menstrual products like tampons and pads in school bathrooms. The bill includes a standard effective date provision, meaning the repeal would take effect 60 days after its passage. The fiscal note suggests that while school districts might save money by no longer being required to provide these products, the exact financial impact is indeterminable and would vary between districts. Essentially, this legislation gives school districts the option to stop providing menstrual hygiene products, whereas current law requires them to do so free of charge.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0776&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025&txtbillnumber=HB415