EDUC-MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCT
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall make menstrual (rather than feminine) hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in each bathroom of every school building (rather than in bathrooms of school buildings). Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that menstrual hygiene products shall be made available in bathrooms of every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day (rather than in each bathroom of every school building). Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (IL State Board of Education) HB 156 (H-AM 2) will not have a fiscal impact to the State Board of Education. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Floor Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced May 21, 2021
Signed Aug 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2021 · House May 20, 2021
How they voted
27–16
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 31, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
7
Aug 13, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-004-000
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2021
upper
May 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
May 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-043-000
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Prevailed 068-044-001
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Barbara Hernandez
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 005-003-000
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 005-003-000
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 51 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
P
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
AO
Aarón Ortíz
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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