Menstrual products: Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021.
Summary
Existing law, the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021, requires a public school, as provided, maintaining any combination of classes from grades 6 to 12, inclusive, to stock the school's restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, as defined, available and accessible, free of cost, in all women's restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one men's restroom, at all times, and to post a certain notice, on or before the start of the 2022–23 school year, as prescribed. This bill would extend these requirements, commencing on or before the start of the 2024–25 school year, to instead apply to public schools maintaining any combination of classes from grades 3 to 12, inclusive. By imposing new duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Oct 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2023 · Assembly May 22, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 40
Sep 11, 2023
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican9
22% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Oct 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3230.).
lower
Sep 11, 2023
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Sep 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 2557.).
upper
Sep 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
upper
Sep 1, 2023
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 1).
upper
Jun 26, 2023
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1707.)
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22).
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 11.
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eloise Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
Aisha Wahab
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Caballero
DDemocratic
Co
Caroline Menjivar
DDemocratic
Co
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Cottie Petrie-Norris
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Addis
DDemocratic
Co
Gail Pellerin
DDemocratic
Co
Lena Gonzalez
DDemocratic
Co
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
DDemocratic
Co
Marc Berman
DDemocratic
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