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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 736

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Relating to: free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)

Corrections department of House of correction Jail Prison Sheriff Shoreland zoning Women

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Corrections to ensure that each state correctional institution provides all of the following verified nontoxic menstrual 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.

The bill requires the sheriff to ensure that each county jail or house of correction provides all of the following verified nontoxic menstrual 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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Goodwin (D) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Kaufert (R) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

10 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 8

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vining, Roe, Stubbs, Hong, Emerson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Goodwin, Hysell, Madison, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Joers, Kaufert, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and McCarville; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer

  2. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1