Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The law mandates that county, municipal and state correctional facilities supply women inmates with an adequate, no‑cost supply of tampons and pads, a daily hot‑water shower, and proper disposal containers. Facilities must adopt written policies that prohibit denial of products for any discriminatory reason, except during declared emergencies. The measure aims to ensure basic hygiene and health for incarcerated women.

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Hearings

• Senate Government Oversight and Reform: H. B. No. 29
  Senate Government Oversight and Reform · Nov 12, 2025
• Senate Government Oversight and Reform: H. B. No. 13, H. B. No. 29, S. B. No. 111, S. B. No. 247, Paul Bloomfield - Ohio Real Estate Commission, Marilou Butcher-Roth - Ohio Real Estate Commission, Misty Ebinger - Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission, Jon Rettig - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Adriana Sfalcin - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
  Senate Government Oversight and Reform · Nov 5, 2025
• Senate Government Oversight and Reform: S. B. No. 111, H. B. No. 13, H. B. No. 29, S. B. No. 247
  Senate Government Oversight and Reform · Oct 22, 2025
• House Government Oversight: H. B. No. 29, H. C. R. No. 6, H. B. No. 223, H. B. No. 75, H. C. R. No. 10
  House Government Oversight · May 13, 2025
• House Government Oversight: H. C. R. No. 10, H. B. No. 176, H. C. R. No. 6, H. B. No. 29, H. R. No. 60
  House Government Oversight · May 6, 2025

History

1. Mar 20, 2026Effective 3/20/26
2. Mar 20, 2026Effective
3. Dec 19, 2025Signed By The Governor
4. Dec 9, 2025Sent To The Governor
5. Nov 19, 2025Passed
6. Nov 12, 2025Reported
7. Jun 4, 2025Referred to committee
8. Jun 3, 2025Introduced
9. May 28, 2025Passed
10. May 14, 2025Reported
11. Feb 5, 2025Referred to committee
12. Jan 28, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Latyna Humphrey (D) · sponsor
• Andrea White
• Anita Somani
• Beryl Piccolantonio
• C. Allison Russo
• Crystal Lett
• Darnell T. Brewer
• Derrick Hall
• Desiree Tims
• Dontavius L. Jarrells
• Eric Synenberg
• Erika White
• Ismail Mohamed
• Jennifer Gross
• Joseph A. Miller, III
• Josh Williams
• Juanita O. Brent
• Kellie Deeter
• Latyna M. Humphrey
• Lauren McNally
• Marilyn John
• Mark Sigrist
• Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe
• Michele Grim
• Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.

And 7 more cosponsors.

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