Text of MA H 4267 (2024)
Requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses
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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4267
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 22, 2024.
The committee on Higher Education to whom was referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1255) of Mindy Domb and others
relative to requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher
education campuses, reports recommending that the accompanying bill
(House, No. 4267) ought to pass.
For the committee,
DAVID M. ROGERS.
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FILED ON: 1/18/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4267
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. Subject to appropriation each public institution of higher education shall
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provide disposable menstrual products to menstruating individuals in the restrooms of any such
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institution’s building at no cost. The disposable menstrual products shall be available in a
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convenient manner that does not stigmatize the individual seeking such products. For the
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purposes of this section “disposable menstrual products” shall mean products including, but not
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limited to, tampons, sanitary napkins, and underwear liners.