PRINTER'S NO. 1158
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1008
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FITZGERALD, CEPHAS, McCLINTON, FIEDLER,
YOUNGBLOOD, KINSEY, COX, DONATUCCI, MURT, HILL-EVANS,
KENYATTA, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, HANBIDGE, FRANKEL,
CALTAGIRONE, HOWARD, DALEY, WARREN, SANCHEZ AND KIRKLAND,
APRIL 2, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 2, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating
to inmate confinement, providing for feminine hygiene
products.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5908. Feminine hygiene products.
(a) Issuance.--
(1) A supply of feminine hygiene products shall be
provided to all incarcerated individuals and detainees in a
correctional institution each month at no cost to the
incarcerated individuals and detainees regardless of
financial means, gender identity or expression. The
correctional institution shall determine the quantity of
products and the frequency with which the products shall be
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