Senate Bill 796
Free feminine hygiene products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 12, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Corrections to ensure that each state correctional institution has a commissary that provides all of the following feminine hygiene products free of charge to any inmate with an active menstrual cycle: at least three brands of tampons, with at least one brand having a plastic applicator, in appropriate absorbencies for varying levels of menstrual flow; at least three brands of menstrual pads in appropriate absorbencies for varying levels of menstrual flow;
and at least one brand of reusable menstrual cup. The department must also ensure that the state correctional institution has the means to sanitize inmate menstrual cups on an as-needed basis.
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The bill requires the sheriff to ensure that each county jail or house of correction has a commissary that provides all of the following feminine hygiene products free of charge to any inmate with an active menstrual cycle: at least three brands of tampons, with at least one brand having a plastic applicator, in appropriate absorbencies for varying levels of menstrual flow; at least three brands of menstrual pads in appropriate absorbencies for varying levels of menstrual flow; and at least one brand of reusable menstrual cup. The sheriff must also ensure that the county jail or house of correction has the means to sanitize inmate menstrual cups on an as-needed basis.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Democrats.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 5, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 12, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Dec 12, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 12, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Larson, Hesselbein, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Drake, Vining, Hong, Emerson, Ratcliff, Considine, Myers, Conley, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Snodgrass, Clancy, Ortiz-Velez, Ohnstad, Jacobson, Shelton, C. Anderson, Stubbs, J. Anderson, Palmeri, Subeck and Neubauer
- Dec 12, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 5, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate