Relating to: free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
AB 736 requires state correctional facilities and county jails to provide free, nontoxic menstrual products to all inmates with active menstrual cycles. It mandates facilities to offer at least three verified brands each of tampons (with plastic applicator), pads, and reusable menstrual cups from a published list of nontoxic products. The bill defines "nontoxic" as free from harmful chemicals and requires facilities to sanitize reusable cups as needed. This directly affects incarcerated people who menstruate, ensuring access to essential hygiene products without cost. The law applies to all state prisons, county jails, and houses of correction in the state.
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 3, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Vining, Roe, Stubbs, Hong, Emerson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Goodwin, Hysell, Madison, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Joers, Kaufert, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and McCarville;
cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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Party
State
District
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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Andrew Hysell
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Dean Kaufert
RRepublican
P
Francesca Hong
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Renuka Mayadev
DDemocratic
P
Robyn Vining
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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