Bill Text: IA SF2039 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of menstrual products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-23 - Subcommittee: Sweeney, Edler, and Jochum. S.J. 137. [SF2039 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2039-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2039
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2039
BY
PETERSEN
,
BOLKCOM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
GIDDENS
,
LYKAM
,
BISIGNANO
,
JOCHUM
,
KINNEY
,
WAHLS
,
J.
SMITH
,
MATHIS
,
RAGAN
,
CELSI
,
BOULTON
,
DOTZLER
,
and
T.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
provision
of
menstrual
products.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
8H.1
Provision
of
menstrual
1
products.
2
1.
The
entity
with
authority
over
a
state
building
shall
3
ensure
that
menstrual
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
in
4
the
restrooms
of
the
state
building.
5
2.
For
the
purpose
of
this
section:
6
a.
“Menstrual
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
7
use
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
8
b.
“State
agency”
means
a
unit
of
state
government,
which
9
is
an
authority,
board,
commission,
committee,
council,
10
department,
or
independent
agency
as
defined
in
section
7E.4,
11
including
but
not
limited
to
each
principal
central
department
12
enumerated
in
section
7E.5.
However,
“state
agency”
does
not
13
mean
any
of
the
following:
14
(1)
The
office
of
the
governor
or
the
office
of
an
elective
15
constitutional
or
statutory
officer.
16
(2)
The
general
assembly,
or
any
office
or
unit
under
its
17
administrative
authority.
18
(3)
The
judicial
branch,
as
provided
in
section
602.1102.
19
(4)
A
political
subdivision
of
the
state
or
its
offices
or
20
units,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
county
or
city,
but
not
21
including
a
community
college.
22
c.
“State
building”
means
a
public
facility
or
building
23
owned,
leased,
or
operated
by
or
under
the
control
of
the
24
state
government,
a
state
agency,
the
state
department
of
25
transportation,
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
the
Iowa
state
26
fair
board.
27
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
218.101
Provision
of
menstrual
28
products.
29
Institutions
controlled
by
the
director
of
human
services
30
as
specified
in
section
218.1
shall
make
menstrual
products
31
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
of
the
32
institutions
in
locations
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
33
care
needs
of
the
residents
or
patients,
and
to
staff
and
the
34
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
As
used
in
this
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section,
“menstrual
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
1
use
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
2
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
270.4A
Provision
of
menstrual
3
products.
4
The
superintendent
shall
make
menstrual
products
available,
5
at
no
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
6
of
school
buildings
and
of
each
campus
building
frequented
by
7
students,
staff,
and
the
public.
As
used
in
this
section,
8
“menstrual
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
in
9
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
10
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.31
Provision
of
menstrual
11
products.
12
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
and
13
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
ensure
14
that
menstrual
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
students,
15
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
buildings.
16
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
17
a.
“Menstrual
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
18
use
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
19
b.
“School
building”
means
any
facility
that
is
owned
or
20
leased
by
a
public
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
over
21
which
the
board
or
authorities
have
care,
custody,
and
control.
22
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
904.517
Provision
of
menstrual
23
products.
24
The
department
shall
ensure
that
menstrual
products
25
are
available
to
offenders
committed
to
the
institutions
26
specified
in
section
904.102
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
and
27
as
appropriate
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
28
offender.
The
department
shall
also
ensure
that
menstrual
29
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
for
staff
and
the
public
in
30
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
For
the
purposes
of
this
31
section,
“menstrual
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
32
use
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
requires
menstrual
products
to
be
available
at
no
2
cost
in
certain
buildings,
institutions,
and
facilities
under
3
the
control
of
the
state
and
in
schools.
4
The
bill
requires
that
the
entity
with
authority
over
a
state
5
building
shall
ensure
that
menstrual
products
are
available,
at
6
no
cost,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
state
building.
7
The
bill
requires
that
institutions
controlled
by
the
8
director
of
the
department
of
human
services
make
menstrual
9
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
of
10
the
institutions
in
locations
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
11
care
needs
of
the
residents
or
patients,
and
to
staff
and
the
12
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
13
The
bill
requires
the
superintendent
of
the
school
for
the
14
deaf
to
make
menstrual
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
15
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
16
buildings
and
of
each
campus
building
frequented
by
students,
17
staff,
and
the
public.
18
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
public
19
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
20
school
to
ensure
that
menstrual
products
are
available,
at
no
21
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
22
school
buildings.
23
The
bill
requires
that
the
department
of
corrections
24
ensure
that
menstrual
products
are
available
to
offenders
25
committed
to
the
institutions
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
26
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
27
offender.
The
bill
also
requires
the
department
of
corrections
28
to
ensure
that
menstrual
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
29
staff
and
the
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
institutions.
30
For
the
purposes
of
the
bill,
“menstrual
products”
means
31
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
in
connection
with
the
32
menstrual
cycle.
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