West Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 489 — Requiring BOE provide free feminine hygiene products in certain grades

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 489 changes the age range for providing free feminine hygiene products to female students, expanding it from grades six through 12 to include grades three through 12. This is important because it ensures that younger students who may also need these products have access to them at no cost, helping to address issues of hygiene and dignity during their menstrual cycles. Additionally, the bill specifies how county boards of education must provide these products discreetly, ensuring that students can access them in a respectful manner.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced Senate Bill 489 BY SENATORS GRADY, WOELFEL,ANDP LYMALE [Introduced January 27, 2023;
SB489 S ED AMT #1 2-2Osgood  7820 The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
referred to the Committee on Education] Intr SB 489 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22e, relating to county boards of education;
Senate Bill 489—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22e, relating to county boards of education;
requiring boards to provide free feminine hygiene products in grades six through 12 to female students not otherwise having access to the products;
requiring boards to provide free feminine hygiene products in grades three through 12 to female students not otherwise having access to the products;
and defining terms.
and defining terms.     AdoptedRejected
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-5-22e.
Feminine hygiene products to be provided to grades three through 12.
All county boards of education shall make feminine hygiene products, as defined in this section, available to female students, attending public school, in grades three through 12.
The boards shall make the feminine hygiene products available at no cost and in a discrete manner to students in the identified population when the female students do not otherwise have access to such feminine hygiene products.
All county boards of education shall develop a policy for the discrete provision of feminine hygiene products.
For the purposes of this section, "feminine hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
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Action History

  1. To House Finance

  2. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  3. To House Education

  4. To Education then Finance

  5. Introduced in House

  6. Ordered to House

  7. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 148)

  8. Read 3rd time

  9. On 3rd reading

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 2nd reading

  12. Read 1st time

  13. On 1st reading

  14. Reported do pass, with title amendment

  15. To Education

  16. Introduced in Senate

  17. To Education

  18. Filed for introduction

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15100
Unaffiliated 16001
Democrat 1000
Total 32101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MARONEY — Yea
STOVER — Not Voting
MARTIN — Yea
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
HUNT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Nay
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 489?
SB 489 is sponsored by Amy Grady (Republican), Mike Woelfel (Democrat), and Plymale.
What is the current status of SB 489?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 489?
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