Our Menstrual Equity Legislative Agenda is on the move!

The I AM Bill & Ingredient Disclosure Bills

(left to right) Dana Alas, Executive Director of the Boston Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement, Katherine Blasius, Mass NOW Menstrual Equity Community Organizer, Sasha Goodfriend, Mass NOW Executive Director

On June 10th, the Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony from activists, organizations, and lead sponsors for S.1549 / H.2483, the I AM Bill: An Act to Increase Access to Disposable Menstrual Products in Schools, Homeless Shelters, and Incarcerated Facilities and S.1483 / H.2375, the Ingredient Disclosure Bill: An Act Relative to Menstrual Product Ingredient Disclosure.

You can watch a recording of the hearing here. You can find the beginning of the section of the hearing about the menstrual equity bills around 2hr and 38min. Thanks to your advocacy the Senate passed both bills out of the Public Health Committee on July 10th and they are now in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

The Public Buildings Bill

On July 22nd, the Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on SB2156/H.3318, the Public Buildings Bill: An Act to increase access to menstrual products in public buildings. Watch the recording of the hearing here, the testimony for this bill begins at 7:46, with two more testimonies at 47:38, 2:08:00

You can still submit written testimony in support of the bill to demonstrate the depth and breadth of support across Massachusetts.

Please personalize your testimony with your individual or organization’s experience, community perspective, or commitment to menstrual equity.