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Mass. Senate unanimously approves free menstrual products in schools, jails and shelters
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously Oct. 16 to pass legislation requiring free disposable menstrual products at public schools, prisons and homeless shelters, backing organizers and a statewide nonprofit that has received state funding.
The Massachusetts Senate on Oct. 16, 2025, voted unanimously to pass an act to increase access to disposable menstrual products by making disposable menstrual products available at no cost in prisons, homeless shelters and and public elementary and secondary schools. Sen. Joanne M. Comerford spoke on behalf of the bill’s lead sponsor, Sen. Patricia D. Jalen of Somerville, and Sen. Patrick M. O’Connor urged support while describing a statewide nonprofit’s work to distribute products.
The bill, often called the “I Am” bill in debate, aims to ensure an “adequate supply of free products” in the covered settings, Comerford said, and to protect students and other menstruators from…
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