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Senate bill · S4692 (2025-26)

Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities

PassedLatest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A2428, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Summary

Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the commonly used bathrooms of private universities.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation will ensure that students at private universities have access to free menstrual products

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate, Women's Issues · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Nader Sayegh and Rachel May

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  • Democratic2

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The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

New York State has been at the forefront of the menstrual equity move- ment, expanding access to menstrual products for all who need them. In 2016. New York State passed legislation to remove the sales tax formerly imposed on menstrual products. In 2018, the Legislature passed, and the governor signed into law a bill requiring free menstrual products to be available in public school bathrooms for students in grades 6 through 12, and the law was expanded to cover students in private schools in 2023. Making menstrual products free and widely available in school bathrooms removes the stigma that menstruation is shameful or unhygienic and ensures that students will not miss instructional time because of a lack of access to menstrual products. This legislation will expand access to menstrual products for university students, as is already law for public and private middle and high schools and will further ensure menstrual equity in our state.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMar 10, 2026Result: passed

    (56) (5) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues

    Senate Women's IssuesJan 29, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues

    Senate Women's IssuesMay 20, 2025Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.332

    RULES REPORT CAL.332

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 2, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S4692

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Reference Changed to Ways and Means

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

Show full history (12 earlier events)
  1. May 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  2. Mar 10, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 10, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 10, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  5. Feb 4, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  6. Feb 3, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 29, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.206

    1ST REPORT CAL.206

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  9. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  10. May 20, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  11. Feb 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  12. Jan 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly