HB 421 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0286
04/08
HOUSE BILL 421
SPONSORS: Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Cam. Kenney, Straf. 10; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the feminine hygiene products be provided at no cost to all people who menstruate in the custody of the state or the county.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0286
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; County Departments of Correction; Care and Custody of Prisoners Who Menstruate. Amend RSA 30-B by inserting after section 26 the following new subdivision:
Care and Custody of Prisoners Who Menstruate
30-B:27 Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products. The superintendent of each county correctional facility shall provide feminine hygiene products to all people who menstruate in the custody of the county in adequate amounts as necessary and at no cost to such person. In this section, "feminine hygiene products" shall mean any product designed to address menstruation.
2 New Section; Care and Custody of Female Convicts; Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products. Amend RSA 622 by inserting after section 37 the following new section:
622:37-a Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products. The commissioner shall provide feminine hygiene products to all people who menstruate in the custody of the state in adequate amounts as necessary and at no cost to such person. In this section, "feminine hygiene products" shall mean any product designed to address menstruation..
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.