PennsylvaniaSenate would recognize Period Action Day and urge no-cost access
Pennsylvania’s Senate would recognize October 10, 2026, as Period Action Day and urge laws offering period products at no cost.
What it does
Pennsylvania’s Senate would mark October 10, 2026, as Period Action Day. It would highlight stigma, access barriers, and efforts to help people obtain period products.
Senators would call for future laws that give people period products at no cost. The resolution would not itself require anyone to provide them.
Argument forPublic recognition could reduce stigma and draw attention to the access barriers faced by people who cannot afford period products.
Argument againstBecause the resolution only recognizes the issue and urges future laws, people who need products may receive no immediate help from it.
More detail
The Senate would recognize October 10, 2026, as Period Action Day. The resolution focuses on people who menstruate, especially those who cannot afford or otherwise obtain period products. It also recognizes the need to reduce stigma, barriers in schools and other institutions, and activists’ work. The recognition would apply to October 10, 2026.
The Senate would urge lawmakers to pass laws providing period products at no cost to users. The request broadly covers people who use period products. Access at no cost would depend on lawmakers passing separate laws; this resolution only urges that step.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 8Referred to Rules & Executive NominationsIntroduced
HealthcareMental HealthGovernment & Ethics