SB 588 - HB 1103
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 11, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Laura Moore | Email: laura.moore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 588 - HB 1103
SUMMARY OF BILL: Enacts the Tennessee for Tampons Act. Requires public institutions of
higher education to provide and restock feminine hygiene products in all women's and girl's
bathrooms and locker rooms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES
Locally
Governed
Institutions
University of
Tennessee
System
Tennessee
Board of
Regents
FY25-26 & Subsequent Years $719,800 $498,400 $1,043,000
Assumptions:
• Students attend college an average of 150 days or 5 months combined out of the year for an
estimated 5 menstrual cycles.
• According to Health City, a news report from Boston Medical Center, on average an
individual uses 1 tampon every 6 hours, or 4 tampons per day (24 hours / 6 hours), for an
average 5-day cycle. The total number of tampons per cycle per individual is estimated to be
20 tampons (5-day cycle x 4 tampons per day)
• The average cost of one tampon is 0.34 cents, for a total cost of $34 (.34 cost x 20 tampons
x 5 cycles) per student per year.
• Due to the limited hours and days of the week that students are on campus, and the
variation in menstrual hygiene products available and usage amounts among students, it is
further estimated that the average cost per student will be $15 per year.
• The total cost for FY2025-26 and subsequent years and the number of female students
enrolled in public higher education institutions is estimated below based on information
found in the 2024 Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book. For the purposes of this
analysis, these figures are assumed to remain constant into perpetuity.
Public Institutions of Higher
Education
Female
Students
Average Cost Total Cost
Locally Governed Institutions 47,986 $15 $719,790
University of Tennessee System 33,224 $15 $498,360
Tennessee Board of Regents 69,533 $15 $1,042,995
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director