# New York S 4692: Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities

New York S 4692, Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cordell Cleare (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-06-02 (RETURNED TO SENATE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4692
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2026-06-02, RETURNED TO SENATE
- Sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: WOMEN'S ISSUES, HIGHER EDUCATION
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (192 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 123 | 17 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 56 | 5 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | committee | Women's Issues Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Women's Issues Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-02: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-06-02: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-06-02: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.332 (House)
- 2026-06-02: SUBSTITUTED FOR A2428 (House)
- 2026-03-10: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House)
- 2026-03-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: 1ST REPORT CAL.206 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4692)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4692)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4692-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).