SB 587 - HB 1219
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 13, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Higgins | Email: chris.higgins@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 587 - HB 1219
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to establish and
administer a pilot program for the placement of hygiene vending machines in women's restrooms or
locker rooms in eligible schools. Requires DOH to select at least two eligible schools from each
Grand Division to receive a hygiene vending machine, and to prioritize and select eligible schools
with the highest percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged.
Requires DOH to supply each school selected to participate in the program with a hygiene vending
machine that dispenses feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student, as well as
the feminine hygiene products required to supply each hygiene vending machine placed in the
eligible school for purposes of the program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY25-26 $90,400
FY26-27 & Subsequent Years $87,700
Assumptions:
• The DOH will select two schools from each Grand Division to participate in the pilot
program, for a total of six schools.
• The average cost of a feminine hygiene vending machine is estimated to be $450.
• There will be a one-time increase in state expenditures of $2,700 ($450 x 6) for hygiene
vending machines in FY25-26.
• The proposed legislation requires the DOH to select a school in which any combination of
grades 5-12 are taught.
• It is estimated that the average eligible school will have approximately 430 female students,
for a total of 2,580 students participating in the program (430 x 6).
• Female students have one cycle per month and the average cost of feminine hygiene
products per cycle is $15.00.
• Public schools are required to provide 180 days of instruction.
• Due to the limited hours and days of the week that students are in school and the variation
in menstrual hygiene product preferences and usage amounts among students, it is
estimated that the average cost per student will be $34 per year.
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• There will be a recurring increase in state expenditures of approximately $87,720 ($34 x
2,580 students) in order to supply feminine hygiene products.
• The total increase in state expenditures will be $90,420 ($2,700 + $87,720) in FY25-26.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director