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MA S 2640

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An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

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Did MA S 2640 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2640 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-20): Read; and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

What is MA S 2640 about?

Senate, October 9, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill to increase access to disposable menstrual products (Senate, No. 2546),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2640).

Who sponsors MA S 2640?

Senate Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA S 2640, joined by 22 cosponsors.

Description

Senate, October 9, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill to increase access to disposable menstrual products (Senate, No. 2546),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2640).

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-20 — Read; and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Patricia D. Jehlencosponsor
  • John F. Keenancosponsor
  • Michael J. Barrettcosponsor
  • Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
  • Jacob R. Oliveiracosponsor
  • Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Sal N. DiDomenicocosponsor
  • Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor
  • Thomas M. Stanleycosponsor
  • Manny Cruzcosponsor
  • Michael D. Bradycosponsor
  • Brendan P. Crightoncosponsor
  • Vanna Howardcosponsor
  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
  • Robyn K. Kennedycosponsor
  • Jason M. Lewiscosponsor
  • Mark C. Montignycosponsor
  • Nick Collinscosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • Edward J. Kennedycosponsor
  • Pavel M. Payanocosponsor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-20

    Read; and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-10-16

    Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #72 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  3. 2025-10-16

    Read third

    reading-3

  4. 2025-10-16

    Ordered to a third reading

  5. 2025-10-16

    Substituted as a new draft for S2546

  6. 2025-10-09

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, October 16, 2025

  7. 2025-10-09

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  8. 2025-10-09

    Recommended new draft for S2546

  9. 2025-10-09

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2640

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