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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5802: Feminine hyg. prod./schools

Providing feminine hygiene products in schools at no cost to students.

Summary

  • Requires feminine hygiene products to be available at no cost to students, in restrooms of school buildings, including charter school buildings, serving female students in any of grades six through twelve. Makes appropriations from the general fund to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes of this act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
Introduced
February 10, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to providing feminine hygiene products in schools at no cost to students;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator D-22Bob Hasegawa D-11Steve Conway D-29Karen Keiser D-33

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5802 in other sessions

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