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Supporters urge state to require free menstrual products in public buildings
Summary
Nonprofit groups, students and public-health advocates told the joint committee that H.3318/S.2156 would standardize access to menstrual products in public restrooms across state agencies and public higher education, citing distribution numbers, student basic-needs studies and municipal pilot programs.
Advocates from volunteer organizations, student groups and statewide nonprofits urged the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to support legislation that would require menstrual products be provided free in restrooms at public agencies, community colleges and public universities.
Speakers said the legislation—filed as S.2156 and H.3318—would treat menstrual products as basic hygiene items, akin to toilet paper or soap, and would reduce “period poverty” for students, public employees and people who use state services. Kenzie Blackwell, founder and…
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