---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof"
description: "Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 1522"
citation: "New York S 1522 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roxanne J. Persaud"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-11-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc27d72f-12c5-49ab-b4ad-35a6cd224c2e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1522"
source_hash: "d95bf20234c95c0de958819f8032cfda82099c85a4fcc23b6f35516f7f46f0df"
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-ny"]
---

# New York S 1522 (2023-2024) — Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products or pads, respectively, or a variation thereof

Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1522** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1522&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Women's Issues Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roxanne J. Persaud — primary (person)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Julia Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Leroy Comrie — cosponsor (person)
- Zellnor Myrie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** 1ST REPORT CAL.505
- **2023-03-16** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-03-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-03-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-03-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-23** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1296
- **2023-05-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.139
- **2023-05-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-11-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-17** SIGNED CHAP.650 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc27d72f-12c5-49ab-b4ad-35a6cd224c2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).