New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB250 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 250
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Janelle Anyanonu and Katy M. Duhigg and Cristina Parajón
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO HYGIENE; REQUIRING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO
50	50	PROVIDE FREE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
51	51	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
52	52	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] FREE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS
53	53	REQUIRED IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.--
54	54	A. As used in this section:
55	55	(1) "correctional facility" means a jail,
56	56	prison or other detention facility, whether operated by the
57	57	state, a local government or a private contractor, that is used
58	58	for the confinement of adult or juvenile persons; and
59	59	(2) "menstrual hygiene products" means
60	60	products used during menstruation or uterine or vaginal
61	61	bleeding and includes panty liners, tampons in differing
62	62	absorbencies and pads in differing absorbencies.
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90	90	B. Correctional facilities that house persons in
91	91	custody who menstruate, or who experience uterine or vaginal
92	92	bleeding, shall develop and implement a policy for all
93	93	menstruating persons in custody. The policy shall include
94	94	provisions for:
95	95	(1) ensuring that correctional facilities
96	96	provide menstrual hygiene products sufficient for the needs of
97	97	each person in custody at no cost to the person in custody; and
98	98	(2) allowing persons in custody to choose from
99	99	panty liners, tampons and pads with the option to choose a
100	100	combination of menstrual hygiene products.
101	101	C. Menstrual hygiene products shall be made
102	102	available to a person in custody upon admission to a
103	103	correctional facility and on a routine basis and as needed and
104	104	upon request without a medical referral as a requisite.
105	105	D. Menstrual hygiene products shall be made
106	106	available to all persons in custody who menstruate or
107	107	experience vaginal or uterine bleeding regardless of conditions
108	108	of confinement, except when restrictions are strictly necessary
109	109	to prevent injury to the person or others.
110	110	SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
111	111	provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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