TANF; menstrual supplies.
Summary
TANF; feminine hygiene products. Requires the Board of Social Services to provide monthly payments for menstrual supplies in the amount of $10 to each female who is at least 10 years of age but not older than 55 years of age and is considered part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) public assistance unit. The bill also allows such payments to be made to females who are younger than 10 years of age or older than 55 years of age upon written certification by a licensed physician that the female has a need for menstrual supplies. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 6, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Feb 25, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-2)
house of delegates
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (3-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB715E
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104304D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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