Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 6 R cosponsors

HB 0039 — 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.

Last action — Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 17, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Local Education Agencies - 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  8. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  13. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Intro., P1C.

  16. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  17. Ref. to Education Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  21. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  22. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025

  25. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  26. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  30. Placed behind the budget

  31. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0039 do?
Local Education Agencies - 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.
Who sponsors HB 0039?
HB 0039 is sponsored by Jones R, Davis, Elaine (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Gillespie, John (Republican), and Hurt, Chris (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0039?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 17, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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