Legislation

Title: Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
Sponsored by: Delegate Reznik
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 705
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring each county board of education to ensure that each public school provide, at no charge to students, menstrual hygiene products via dispensers in women's restrooms at the school; requiring a public middle or high school to install menstrual hygiene product dispensers in at least two women's restrooms by October 1, 2022, and all women's restrooms by August 1, 2025; requiring the State to reimburse a county board for the costs of purchasing and installing menstrual hygiene dispensers; etc.

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Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Cross-filed with: SB0427

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0208 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/24/2020 Legislative Date 9/24/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2021 Legislative Date 2/22/2021 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2021 Legislative Date 2/23/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2021 Legislative Date 2/25/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (93-43) Proceedings 16 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/26/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/30/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {404532/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (109-27) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 705 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/24/2020	9/24/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Ways and Means
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/22/2021	2/22/2021	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	2/23/2021	2/23/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	15 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
House	2/25/2021	2/25/2021	Third Reading Passed (93-43)	16 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/26/2021	2/16/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	17 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2021	3/30/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/30/2021	3/08/2021	Favorable with Amendments {404532/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2021	3/08/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/09/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	House Concurs Senate Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Third Reading Passed (109-27)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 705
			Text - Chapter - Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

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