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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6073: Menstrual products/schools

Providing menstrual hygiene products in public school bathrooms.

Summary

  • Requires school districts and charter schools to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in public schools serving students in any of grades 6-12 by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.
  • Specifies school districts and charter schools must bear the cost of supplying these products.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6073), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2020
  3. Passed SenateFeb 19, 2020
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Manka Dhingra (D-45)
Introduced
January 13, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
March 12, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6073, SSB 6073

AN ACT Relating to menstrual hygiene products in public school bathrooms;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D-45)

21 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Senator R-18Liz Lovelett D-40Rebecca Saldaña D-37Claire Wilson D-30Mark Mullet D-5Karen Keiser D-33Joe Nguyen D-34Annette Cleveland D-49Jesse Salomon D-32Emily Randall D-26Christine Rolfes D-23Jeannie Darneille D-27Steve Conway D-29Jamie Pedersen D-43Patty Kuderer D-48Kevin Van De Wege D-24Senator D-47Marko Liias D-21Senator D-46Bob Hasegawa D-11Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 19, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6073
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican19001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
  2. First reading, referred to Education.
  3. 1st substitute bill not substituted. (SSB 6073)
  4. 1st substitute bill not substituted.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6073)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6073)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6073)
  12. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6073)
  13. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  14. Minority; without recommendation.
  15. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  16. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6073 in other sessions

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