HB0457 • 2026

Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

Education Housing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Delegates Feldmark , Allen , Coley , Embry , Fair , Guzzone , Hill , Ivey , D. Jones , Lehman , Palakovich Carr , Ross , Ruth , Terrasa , and Ziegler
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 722
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

Requiring each institution of higher education that provides on-campus housing to provide, free of charge, menstrual hygiene products in all student health centers at the institution on or before August 1, 2028.

What This Bill Does

Requiring each institution of higher education that provides on-campus housing to provide, free of charge, menstrual hygiene products in all student health centers at the institution on or before August 1, 2028.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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643923/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 643923/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 457 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 457 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in line 4, after “education” insert “that provides on–campus housing”; and in line 5, strike “restrooms” and substitute “student health centers”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 2, in line 1, after “ EDUCATION” insert “THAT PROVIDES ON–CAMPUS HOUSING”; and in line 3, strike “ RESTROOMS” and substitute “ STUDENT HEALTH CENTERS”.

Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 722
2026-04-08 Senate
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-25 House
Returned Passed
2026-03-24 Senate
Hearing canceled
2026-03-24 Senate
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-22 Senate
Third Reading Passed (24-10)
2026-03-20 Senate
Favorable Adopted
2026-03-20 Senate
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-15 Senate
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-10 House
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
2026-02-27 House
Third Reading Passed (106-30)
2026-02-27 Senate
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-26 House
Favorable with Amendments { 643923/1 Adopted
2026-02-26 House
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-13 House
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
2026-02-13 House
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Health)
2026-02-11 House
Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
2026-02-11 House
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
2026-02-09 House
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
2026-01-23 House
First Reading Appropriations and Health
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
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Vote - House - Committee - Health
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Text - Third - Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
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Official Summary Text

Requiring each institution of higher education that provides on-campus housing to provide, free of charge, menstrual hygiene products in all student health centers at the institution on or before August 1, 2028.

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*hb0457*

HOUSE BILL 457
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By: Delegates Feldmark, Allen, Coley, Embry, Fair, Guzzone, Hill, Ivey, D. Jones,
Lehman, Palakovich Carr, Ross, Ruth, Terrasa, and Ziegler
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2026
Assigned to: Appropriations and Health
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 26, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Institutions of Higher Education – Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products – 2
Requirement 3

FOR the purpose of requiring each institution of higher education that provides on–campus 4
housing to provide, free of charge, menstrual hygiene products in restrooms student 5
health centers at the institution; and generally relating to the provision of menstrual 6
hygiene products at institutions of higher education. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – Education 9
Section 11 –2001 and 11 –2002 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 20. 10
Miscellaneous Programs for Institutions of Higher Education” 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15

Article – Education 16

SUBTITLE 20. MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 17
EDUCATION. 18

11–2001. 19
2 HOUSE BILL 457

IN THIS SUBTITLE , “MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PR ODUCTS” MEANS 1
SIZE–APPROPRIATE TAMPONS OR SANITARY NAPKINS FOR USE IN CONNECTIO N 2
WITH THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE. 3

11–2002. 4

ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2028, EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION 5
THAT PROVIDES ON –CAMPUS HOUSING SHALL PROVIDE , FREE OF CHARGE , 6
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN ALL RESTROOMS STUDENT HEALTH CENTERS. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
1, 2026. 9

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.