2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0039: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to the Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, enacts the "Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act," which requires, instead of authorizes, LEAs and public charter schools to provide feminine hygiene products at no charge in all women's and girls' bathrooms, in all locker rooms, and with school nurses at each public senior high school for student use only. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67.

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Bill History

12/17/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0059

Amendment 1-0 to HB0039

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/11/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2/25/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/17/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/15/202510.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/17/202410.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/24/2025167.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/22/2025142.2 KB