HB129: relative to menstrual hygiene products in schools.

HB 129-FN-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

22Mar2023... 0933h

2023 SESSION

23-0154

10/05

HOUSE BILL 129-FN-LOCAL

AN ACT relative to menstrual hygiene products in schools.

SPONSORS: Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31

COMMITTEE: Finance

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires school districts to provide menstrual hygiene products to all menstruating students attending public schools.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22Mar2023... 0933h 23-0154

10/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to menstrual hygiene products in schools.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 School Districts; Menstrual Hygiene Products. Amend RSA 189:16-a, I to read as follows:

I. [The school district] School districts shall make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost [in all gender neutral bathrooms and bathrooms designated for females located in public middle and high schools] to all menstruating students attending public schools.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect August 1, 2023.

LBA

23-0154

Amended 4/14/23

HB 129-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-0933h)

AN ACT relative to menstrual hygiene products in schools.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None

METHODOLOGY:

This bill clarifies the existing requirement for menstrual hygiene products in schools and will have no impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

None