Text of MA H 1255 (2024)
Requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1255
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mindy Domb
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:
DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
DATE ADDED:
Mindy Domb
3rd Hampshire
1/13/2023
Lindsay N. Sabadosa
1st Hampshire
1/19/2023
Natalie M. Blais
1st Franklin
1/20/2023
Natalie M. Higgins
4th Worcester
1/23/2023
Samantha Montaño
15th Suffolk
1/24/2023
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
17th Worcester
1/25/2023
Kathleen R. LaNatra
12th Plymouth
2/3/2023
Michelle M. DuBois
10th Plymouth
2/7/2023
Christine P. Barber
34th Middlesex
2/14/2023
Priscila S. Sousa
6th Middlesex
2/14/2023
Brian W. Murray
10th Worcester
2/17/2023
Manny Cruz
7th Essex
2/17/2023
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1255
By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1255) of
Mindy Domb and others relative to requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher
education campuses. Higher Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
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Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 27 the
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following section:-
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Section 27A. Each public institution of higher education shall provide disposable
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menstrual products to menstruating individuals in the restrooms of any such institution’s building
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at no cost. The disposable menstrual products shall be available in a convenient manner that does
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not stigmatize the individual seeking such products. For the purposes of this section “disposable
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menstrual products” shall mean products including, but not limited to, tampons, sanitary napkins,
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and underwear liners.