HB0074

Requires school districts to provide feminine hygiene products free of charge in female restrooms and appropriates funding for school years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.

• Amends W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xliv) to require school district boards of trustees to ensure that an adequate supply of feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary napkins, and similar products) are available free of charge in each female restroom that is regularly used by students, beginning school year 2026-2027. Boards must also inform students of the availability and location of these products. (W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xliv), Sec. 1)
• Appropriates $487,500 from the public school foundation program account to the department of education-school finance to reimburse school districts for costs of providing feminine hygiene products and dispensers for school years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. (Sec. 2(a))
• Sets reimbursement limits for school districts: school year 2026-2027 capped at $1,100 per 100 female students in grades 6-12 for dispensers and supplies; school year 2027-2028 capped at $850 per 100 female students in grades 6-12 for supplies only. (Sec. 2(a)(i), Sec. 2(a)(ii))
• Specifies that the appropriation expires on June 30, 2028, with unexpended funds reverting as provided by law, and expresses the legislature's intent that funding be included in the standard budget for the next fiscal biennium. (Sec. 2(b))

Effective: July 1, 2026

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