New York A 153: Includes attachments to electronic devices within the meaning of the term "imitation weapon"

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A00153 Summary:

BILL NOA00153 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRCruz, Zinerman, Reyes, Gallagher, Simon, Shimsky, Seawright, Tapia, Raga, Taylor, Walker, De Los
 Santos, Epstein, Burdick, Bores, Weprin, Levenberg, Lavine, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§212-d, 293, 295, 381 & 404, Lab L; add §77-k, Gen Muni L; add §148, Pub Bldg L; add §13.32, Pks & Rec
L; amd §76, Mult Dwell L; amd §§225 & 1347, ren §1348 to be §1349, add §§1352-f & 1348, Pub Health L; amd
§§77-c & 78, Rail L; amd §171, Mult Res L; add §§213-a, 409-o & 6235, Ed L; add §628, Cor L; add Art 9 Title
13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add §399-aaaaaaa, Gen Bus L

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Requires that all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms in the state of New York provide menstrual products at no cost.

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BILL NOA00153 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 153

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, ZINERMAN, REYES, GALLAGHER,
 SIMON, SHIMSKY, SEAWRIGHT, TAPIA, RAGA, TAYLOR, WALKER, DE LOS SANTOS,
 EPSTEIN, BURDICK, BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, the general municipal law, the public
 buildings law, the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
 the multiple dwelling law, the public health law, the railroad law,
 the multiple residence law, the education law, the correction law, the
 public authorities law and the general business law, in relation to
 enacting the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "total access to menstrual products (TAMP) act".
 3 § 2. Section 212-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 4 vision 3-a to read as follows:
 5 3-a. Toilets designated for women and toilets designated as gender-
 6 neutral shall contain menstrual products, including, but not limited to,
 7 sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners, to be provided at no cost.
 8 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 293 of the labor law is amended to read
 9 as follows:
 10 1. There shall be provided and maintained for employees in every
 11 factory suitable and convenient washrooms separate for each sex,
 12 adequately equipped with washing facilities. Every washroom shall be
 13 adequately ventilated and heated and shall be lighted by artificial
 14 means where necessary. All female-designated and gender-neutral wash-
 15 rooms shall provide menstrual products at no cost, including, but not
 16 limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.
 17 § 4. Section 295 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 18 sion 2-a to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00969-01-5

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 1 2-a. All watercloset compartments or toilet rooms that are female-de-
 2 signated or gender-neutral shall contain menstrual products, including,
 3 but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners, which
 4 shall be provided at no cost to employees using such waterclosets and
 5 toilet rooms.
 6 § 5. Section 381 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 7 sion 2-a to read as follows:
 8 2-a. All watercloset compartments or toilet rooms that are female-de-
 9 signated or gender-neutral shall contain menstrual products, including,
 10 but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners, which
 11 shall be provided at no cost to employees using such waterclosets and
 12 toilet rooms.
 13 § 6. Section 404 of the labor law is amended to read as follows:
 14 § 404. Washrooms. Every mine, tunnel or quarry with more than twenty-
 15 five employees shall maintain a washroom properly heated