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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 555

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Relating to: provision of feminine hygiene products in state buildings and school buildings. (FE)

Public building Public health School — Building Women Women_owned enterprise

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that women's restroom facilities in buildings owned, leased,

or occupied by the state have available tampons and sanitary napkins at no charge.

The bill also requires each school district, operator of an independent charter school,

and governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program to

make available tampons and sanitary napkins at no charge in women's restroom

facilities in buildings owned, leased, or occupied by the school board, operator, or

governing body.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Hebl (D) , Johnson (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Young (D)

2 cosponsors

L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Subeck, Johnson, Pope, Brostoff, Young, Hebl, Sinicki, Stuck and Bowen; cosponsored by Senators Risser and L. Taylor

  2. Dec 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1