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PRINTER'S NO. 656
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
700
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FITZGERALD, FREEMAN, KINSEY, PARKER, SANCHEZ,
GALLOWAY, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN, ROZZI, KENYATTA, BURGOS, HILL-
EVANS, HANBIDGE, ISAACSON, FRANKEL, SCHWEYER, LEE, DALEY,
DEASY, O'MARA, INNAMORATO, WARREN, McCLINTON, MADDEN,
SHUSTERMAN, BULLOCK, KRAJEWSKI, KRUEGER, DELLOSO, STURLA AND
T. DAVIS, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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) Right.--An inmate, regardless of financial means, gender
identity or gender expression, shall be provided with the all of
the following:
(1) A choice of at least two sizes or absorbencies of
sanitary pads, capable of absorbing at least five milliliters
of liquid each.
(2) A choice of at least two sizes of tampons, capable
of absorbing at least four milliliters of liquid each.
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(b) Distribution.--
(1) Products under subsection (a) shall be distributed
free of charge each month, at a time and in a quantity
determined by the correctional institution.
(2) An inmate is not required to do any of the following
to receive a product under subsection (a):
(i) Prove insufficient financial resources.
(ii) Prove need for a product.
(iii) Undergo a medical examination concerning use
of a product.
(iv) Obtain a medical permit, authorization or
diagnosis to receive a product.
(c) Regulations.--A correctional institution may promulgate
regulations to implement this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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