---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to providing menstrual hygiene products at no cost to individuals who biologically menstruate in state and county correctional facilities."
description: "relative to providing menstrual hygiene products at no cost to individuals who biologically menstruate in state and county correctional facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 421"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 421 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellen D. Read"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28891896-a09e-4491-85e8-d1e1b11294ec"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0286&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "728331d8df5821e7f18709fc6160ebfd533ab11b4fe190439daa11aa34f8c465"
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 HB 421 (2023) — relative to providing menstrual hygiene products at no cost to individuals who biologically menstruate in state and county correctional facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2244e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2244e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Ellen D. Read — primary (person)
- Alissandra Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Cam E. Kenney — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Popovici-Muller — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 15 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/20/2023 11:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-02-01** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/06/2023 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2023-02-07** Executive Session: 02/24/2023 09:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-03-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0450h 02/24/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Amendment # 2023-0450h: AA VV 03/16/2023 HJ 9 P. 2
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0450h: MA VV 03/16/2023 HJ 9 P. 1 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced 03/16/2023 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Hearing: 04/12/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 17
- **2023-05-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1751s, 05/18/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1751s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment # 2023-1751s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1751s (Rep. Roy): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 2
- **2023-07-11** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2244e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2244e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 194; eff: 08/01/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28891896-a09e-4491-85e8-d1e1b11294ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).