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Senate advances bill to provide free period products in schools, but tables final funding
Summary
Senate uncircled HB 162 and voted to advance the measure after proponents argued it addresses 'period poverty.' The bill cleared second reading but senators tabled final third‑reading action pending funding.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 162 on Feb. 10, moving the measure through second reading after a floor presentation that framed free period products in schools as a public‑health and equity issue.
Sponsor Senator Milner told the chamber that community partners and a public–private coalition worked to craft the bill so K–12 schools could provide period products "in a very safe and appropriate…
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