Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products

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*hb0941*

HOUSE BILL 941
J1, P1 6lr1986

By: Delegates Hill, Alston, Guzzone, Kaufman, Taveras, Taylor, White Holland,
Woods, and Woorman Woorman, Crutchfield, Fair, Lehman, Ruth,
Sample–Hughes, Stewart, Terrasa, Wells
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 3, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Health – Public Buildings – Hygiene Products 2

FOR the purpose of requiring public restrooms in public buildings to provide an adequate 3
supply of certain hygiene products; and generally relating to hygiene products in 4
public buildings. 5

BY adding to 6
Article – State Finance and Procurement 7
Section 2 –1001 and 2 –1002 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 10. Hygiene 8
Products” 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – State Finance and Procurement 14

SUBTITLE 10. HYGIENE PRODUCTS. 15

2–1001. 16

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(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
INDICATED. 2

(B) “MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRO DUCTS” MEANS APPROPRIATELY SIZED 3
TAMPONS, SANITARY NAPKINS, AND SANITARY PADS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH 4
THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE. 5

(C) (1) “PUBLIC BUILDING ” MEANS A BUILDING , A STRUCTURE , OR AN 6
IMPROVED AREA THA T IS OWNED , LEASED, OR OPERATED BY THE STATE OR A 7
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE. 8

(2) “PUBLIC BUILDING” INCLUDES: 9

(I) A PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION ACCOMMODATION, SUCH 10
AS A TERMINAL OR STATION, THAT IS SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS; AND 11

(II) AN I MPROVEMENT OF A PUBL IC AREA USED FOR 12
GATHERING OR AMUSEMENT, INCLUDING A PUBLIC PARK OR RECREATION CENTER. 13

(3) “PUBLIC BUILDING ” DOES NOT INCLUDE A F ACILITY THAT IS 14
PRIMARILY USED TO PROVIDE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION. 15

(D) (1) “PUBLIC RESTROOM ” MEANS A SANITARY FAC ILITY AVAILABLE 16
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT CONTAINS AT LEAST ONE TOILET OR URINAL. 17

(2) “PUBLIC RESTROOM” DOES NOT INCLUDE A S ANITARY FACILITY 18
AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT CONTAINS ONLY A COMPOSTING TOILET 19
OR A PIT TOILET. 20

2–1002. 21

EACH PUBLIC RESTROOM IN EACH PUBLIC BUILD ING SHALL PROVIDE AN 22
ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF: 23

(1) HAND SOAP; 24

(2) TOILET PAPER; 25

(3) TOWELS OR OTHER HAND DRYING DEVICES; 26

(4) WATER; 27

(5) WASTE CONTAINERS; AND 28
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(6) MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. 1

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2
October 1, 2026. 3

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