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26.386.13 101st Legislative Session 1123
2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1123
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ENGROSSED
Introduced by: Representative Wittman
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An Act to establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene 1
products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for 2
needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 4
Section 1. The Department of Social Services shall establish a menstrual hygiene and diaper 5
benefit pilot program to defray the cost of menstrual hygiene products and diapers for 6
participants in the temporary assistance for needy families program authorized by chapter 7
28-7A. 8
The department shall distribute, on a monthly basis: 9
(1) For the menstrual hygiene product benefit, fourteen dollars for each participant 10
ages eighteen to fifty, inclusive, who experiences menstruation; and 11
(2) For the diaper benefit, thirty dollars for each dependent, under age three, for whom 12
a participant is responsible. 13
For the purposes of this section and section 2 of this Act, "menstrual hygiene 14
product" means menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and tampons, used to collect or absorb 15
menstrual fluids. 16
Section 2. The Department of Social Services shall: 17
(1) Provide the benefits set forth in section 1 of this Act through the participant's 18
existing electronic benefits card and on the same issuance date of the participant's 19
regular benefit from the temporary assistance for needy families program; 20
(2) Provide informational materials to participants regarding the purpose of the benefit 21
and the approved uses of the benefit; and 22
(3) Establish procedures to: 23
(a) Ensure the benefit is used to purchase menstrual hygiene products or 24
diapers, as applicable; and 25
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(b) Reclaim unused benefits from participants who no longer meet the 1
requirements in section 1 of this Act. 2
A participant receiving the benefit may use the moneys only to purchase menstrual 3
hygiene products or diapers, as applicable. Any unspent moneys from a participant's 4
monthly benefit must be carried over to the next month, unless the individual no longer 5
meets the requirements in section 1 of this Act. 6
Section 3. On or before September 1, 2029, the Department of Social Services shall submit 7
a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the menstrual hygiene and diaper 8
benefit pilot program, and providing: 9
(1) The number of participants who benefited from the pilot program; 10
(2) The amount of money distributed in total for each benefit; and 11
(3) Recommendations for policy or legislative action to continue or improve the pilot 12
program. 13
Section 4. There is appropriated $2,500,000 from the general fund, to the Department of 14
Social Services, for the purpose of funding the pilot program established in section 1 of this 15
Act. 16
Section 5. The secretary of the Department of Social Services shall approve vouchers and 17
the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act. 18
Section 6. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall 19
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8. 20
Section 7. This Act is effective beginning June 30, 2026. 21
Section 8. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act expire on June 30, 2029. 22