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2023 SESSION
23-1016.1
04/08
SENATE BILL [bill number]
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires menstrual hygiene products to be provided at no cost to individuals in state and county correctional facilities who biologically menstruate.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-1016.1
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 Individuals Who Biologically Menstruate. Amend RSA 30-B by inserting after section 26 the following new subdivision:
Care and Custody of Individuals Who Biologically Menstruate
30-B:27 Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products. The superintendent of each county correctional facility shall provide sufficient menstrual hygiene products to individuals who are in the custody of the county who biologically menstruate, at no cost to such persons. Sufficiency shall be considered, at minimum, a combination of 20 standard issue menstrual hygiene products per individual’s menstrual cycle. An individual may request additional menstrual hygiene products based exclusively on their cycle at no cost at the discretion of the superintendent. Additional menstrual hygiene products may be purchased through the commissary system. The number of menstrual hygiene products kept in a cell shall not be excessive so as not to create safety or security issues and shall only be used for the intended purpose. As used in this section, “menstrual hygiene products” means tampons, menstrual pads, sanitary napkins, and pantiliners.
2 New Section; Care and Custody of Female Convicts; Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products. Amend RSA 622 by inserting after section 37 the following new section:
622:37-a Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products. The commissioner shall provide sufficient menstrual hygiene products to individuals who are in the custody of the state who biologically menstruate, at no cost to such persons. Sufficiency shall be considered, at minimum, a combination of 20 standard issue menstrual hygiene products per individual’s menstrual cycle. An individual may request additional menstrual hygiene products based exclusively on their cycle at no cost at the discretion of the commissioner, or designee. Additional menstrual hygiene products may be purchased through the commissary system. The number of menstrual hygiene products kept in a cell shall not be excessive so as not to create safety or security issues and shall only be used for the intended purpose. As used in this section, “menstrual hygiene products” means tampons, menstrual pads, sanitary napkins, and pantiliners.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect August 1, 2023.