88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2039: Relating to the provision of menstrual products
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill requires menstrual products to be available at no cost in certain buildings, institutions, and facilities under the control of the state and in schools. The bill requires that the entity with authority over a state building shall ensure that menstrual products are available, at no cost, in the restrooms of the state building. The bill requires that institutions controlled by the director of the department of human services make menstrual products available, at no cost, to residents or patients of the institutions in locations and as appropriate to the health care needs of the residents or patients, and to staff and the public, in the restrooms of the institutions.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2020
- Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
- Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church
In plain words
- January 16, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
- January 23, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Edler and Jochum
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2039