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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1255
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mindy Domb
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/13/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/19/2023Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/20/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester1/23/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk1/24/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/25/2023Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth2/3/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/14/2023Priscila S. Sousa6th Middlesex2/14/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/17/2023Manny Cruz7th Essex2/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2912 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1255
By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1255) of
Mindy Domb and others relative to requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher
education campuses. Higher Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act requiring menstrual products in buildings on public higher education campuses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 27 the
2following section:-
3 Section 27A. Each public institution of higher education shall provide disposable
4menstrual products to menstruating individuals in the restrooms of any such institution’s building
5at no cost. The disposable menstrual products shall be available in a convenient manner that does
6not stigmatize the individual seeking such products. For the purposes of this section “disposable
7menstrual products” shall mean products including, but not limited to, tampons, sanitary napkins,
8and underwear liners.