Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1219
"McElroy-Brown Hygiene and Menstrual Care Access Act; enact to establish program to provide students access to free hygiene and menstrual care products.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MCELROY-BROWN HYGIENE AND MENSTRUAL CARE ACCESS ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING ALL STUDENTS IN PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI HAVE ACCESS TO FREE AND ADEQUATE MENSTRUAL PRODUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES; TO STIPULATE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ACCESS TO FEMININE HYGIENE AND MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE PRIVACY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM AND ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL CARE ACROSS DISTRICTS AND SUBMIT A LEGISLATIVE REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Education
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;EducationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives