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LD155 • 2025

An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools

An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools

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Sponsor
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools

An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-03 Committee

    LTW Approved by Chairs; LTW

  3. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Reported Out; LTW

  4. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  5. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools
Sponsor:
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; LTW

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 155
H.P. 88 House of Representatives, January 14, 2025
An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland and
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, GATTINE of Westbrook, KUHN of Falmouth, MCCABE
of Lewiston, MOONEN of Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough, Senators: PIERCE of
Cumberland, TEPLER of Sagadahoc.

Page 1 - 132LR0118(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6502 is enacted to read:
3§6502. Access to menstrual products
4 A school administrative unit shall require its schools that serve students in any of
5 grades 6 to 12 to make available menstrual products to students at no cost in all school
6 bathrooms. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means tampons and sanitary
7 pads used with respect to menstruation.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill requires school administrative units to require their schools that serve students
10 in any of grades 6 to 12 to make available menstrual products to students at no cost in all
11 school bathrooms.
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