---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring menstrual hygiene products in school restrooms."
description: "requiring menstrual hygiene products in school restrooms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 142"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 142 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martha S. Hennessey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f002f22d-4690-42d8-b477-4942cd89ec37"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1107&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "e93647aa6e1976658206a7520f3f0df07f2bd3392d27e3ac16ce98fa9283308a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 142 (2019) — requiring menstrual hygiene products in school restrooms.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2019-1478h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1478h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **17–6** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **211–135** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martha S. Hennessey — primary (person)
- Dan Feltes — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Fuller Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jane Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Levesque — cosponsor (person)
- Polly Kent Campion — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Josephson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Hearing: 02/05/2019, Room 103, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 9
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0306s, 02/14/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove SB142-L from the Consent Calendar; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-02-14** Committee Amendment # 2019-0306s, AA, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-02-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0306s, RC 17Y-6N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2019-02-14** Sen. Carson Moved to Rerefer, MF, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-03-21** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Education HJ 11 P. 70 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Public Hearing: 04/03/2019 11:30 am LOB 207
- **2019-04-10** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-04-18** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-05-01** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1478h (NT) for 05/08/2019 (Vote 13-7; RC) HC 23 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1611h (NT)
- **2019-05-08** Amendment # 2019-1478h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 68
- **2019-05-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1478h (NT): MA RC 211-135 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 68 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sen. Kahn Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-07-18** Signed by the Governor on 07/17/2019; Chapter 252; Effective 07/17/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f002f22d-4690-42d8-b477-4942cd89ec37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).