Feminine hygiene products; no cost to female prisoners or inmates. (HB83)
Introduced By
Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Feminine hygiene products; no cost to female prisoners or inmates. Directs the State Board of Corrections and the Director of the Department of Corrections to each adopt and implement a standard to ensure the provision of feminine hygiene products to female prisoners and inmates without charge. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/07/2017 | Committee |
| 12/07/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101461D |
| 12/07/2017 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 01/15/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB83) |
| 01/15/2018 | Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 02/01/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) |
| 02/01/2018 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/02/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB83H1) |
| 02/02/2018 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18106353D-H1 |
| 02/02/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/02/2018 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| 02/08/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2018 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2018 | Read first time |
| 02/12/2018 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18106353D-H1 |
| 02/12/2018 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB83H1 |
| 02/13/2018 | Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/14/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/23/2018 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2018 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2018 | Enrolled |
| 03/01/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB83ER) |
| 03/01/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB83ER) |
| 03/01/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2018 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018 |
| 03/07/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
| 03/29/2018 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/18/2018 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) |
| 04/18/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) |
| 04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 04/18/2018 | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N) |
| 04/18/2018 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) |
| 04/18/2018 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/18/2018 | Reenrolled |
| 04/18/2018 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/18/2018 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/18/2018 | Reenrolled bill text (HB83ER2) |
| 04/18/2018 | Enacted, Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/18) |
| 04/18/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815) |
Comments
Womyn who experience incarceration deserve free access to tampons and pads. Many residents of prisons and jails are indigent and cannot afford these items. Providing these hygiene products at no cost allows womyn to keep their dignity during a stressful time in their lives. Dignity and decency should be the most important consideration, not money.
Feminine hygiene products are a necessity to all mature women. Women who are incarcerated should be provided with these products free of charge -- they should not have to use their meager monies to buy these.