S2640 amends various chapters of the General Laws to require that disposable menstrual products be made available at no cost to "menstruating individuals" in family shelters, public schools, jails, and correctional facilities.
The Massachusetts Senate passed S2640 on October 16, 2025 by a vote of 39 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because providing free personal-hygiene products is not the role of government. Dependency on "free" menstrual products imposes additional costs on taxpayers. Access to these products for women who require them should be achieved through private charity and free-market solutions, rather than coercive mandates that erode individual responsibility and fiscal restraint.
