2024

California

    • Repeals “upon request” language in Section 3409 of the Penal Code and mandates that menstrual products are “read[ily] access[ible] without needing to request.” 

    • Signed by CA Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024.

    • Authors: Asm. Bryan & Asm. Bonta

    • Co-authors: Asm. McKinnor, Asm. Quirk-Silva, Asm, Reyes, Asm. Luz Rivas, Asm. Waldron, Asm. Weber, Asm. Zbur, Sen. Menjivar, Sen. Skinner, Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas

    • Co-sponsors: A New Way of Life, LA Regional Re-Entry Partnership

    • Expands protection against scholarship displacement to Cal Grant students at California Community Colleges, California State Universities, and Universities of California.

    • Signed by CA Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024.

    • Author: Asm. Calderon

    • Co-author: Asm. Bonta

    • Co-sponsors: NCCPC, GenUpExpands protection against scholarship displacement to Cal Grant students at California Community Colleges, California State Universities, and Universities of California.

    • Signed by CA Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024.

    • Author: Asm. Calderon

    • Co-author: Asm. Bonta

    • Co-sponsors: NCCPC, GenUp

    • Adds menstrual products to the schedule of covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, California’s equivalent of Medicaid.

    • Held in Senate Appropriations in May 2024.

    • Author: Sen. Menjivar

    • Co-sponsors: Alliance for Period Supplies, California NOW, Coalition for Reproductive and Menstrual Supplies, Days for Girls International, Girls Learn International Feminist Majority Foundation, IGNITE, PERIOD., The Women’s Building, URGE

    • Co-authors: Asm. Friedman, Asm, McKinnor, Asm. Ortega, Asm. Pellerin, Asm. Luz Rivas, Sen. Gonzalez, Sen. Skinner

    • Co-sponsors:

    • Amends the California State Constitution, enshrining the human right to food.

    • Introduced in April 2024.

    • Author: Senator Hurtado

SB 953 Author Sen. Menjivar

SCA 10 Author Sen. Hurtado

AB 1810 Author Asm. Bryan

2023

    • Adds $20/month to menstruating CalWORKs recipients’ monthly cash aid for the purpose of purchasing menstrual products.

    • Held in Assembly Appropriations in July 2023.

    • Author: Sen. Menjivar

    • Co-authors: Asm. Aguiar-Curry, Asm. Bonta, Asm. Calderon, Asm. Stephanie Nguyen, Asm. Ortega, Asm. Reyes, Asm. Luz Rivas, Asm. Schiavo, Sen. Hurtado, Sen. Rubio, Sen. Skinner, Sen. Wahab

    • Co-sponsors: Access Reproductive Justice, Alliance for Girls, Alliance for Period Supplies, Days for Girls, Girls Learn International, IGNITE, PERIOD., Sisters on the Streets,The Pad Project, The Women’s Building, URGE

Testifying for AB 665 (March, June 2023, CA)

Testifying for SB 260 ( Feb 2023, CA)