Bill Text: VA HB83 | 2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Feminine hygiene products; no cost to female prisoners or inmates.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815) [HB83 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB83-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 815
An Act to require the provision of feminine hygiene products at no cost to female prisoners or inmates.
[H 83]
Approved April 18, 2018

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The State Board of Corrections shall adopt and implement a standard to ensure the provision of feminine hygiene products to female inmates without charge.

§2. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall adopt and implement a policy and procedure to ensure the provision of feminine hygiene products to female prisoners without charge.

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