HB 541

Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

Sponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county board of education to ensure that each public school regularly restock dispensers in the women's restrooms at the school with menstrual hygiene products.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guzzone, Pam	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	douglass, sharlimar	Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Olateju, Oluwatosin	Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Askew, Qamryn	Maryland Youth Advisory Council / Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roy, Ahana	Mount Hebron High School Period Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pardoe, April	N/a	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Karen	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Poverty Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Hewett, Cassie	Reproductive Justice Maryland Action	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Position only
FAV	Zwarich, Bridget	The Young Women's Giving Circle/Women's Giving Circle	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Women Legislators of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ande, Isha	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Guzzone, Delegate Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Audrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pardoe, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seabright, Paula	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Lay	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tirodkar, Sakshi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torres, Tica	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Oppler, Amanda	St. Mary's County Health Department	Written (PDF)
FWA	Funk, Kenzie	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hasan, Rayna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BCRWFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

Howard County Office of County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)FAV 1

Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)FAV 1

Maryland Youth Advisory Council / Associated Student Congress of Baltimore CityFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FWA 1

MGAFAV 1

Mount Hebron High School Period ClubFAV 1

N/aFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 1

Poverty Free MarylandFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

Reproductive Justice Maryland ActionFAV 1

St. Mary's County Health DepartmentFWA 1

Strong Schools MarylandFWA 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The Young Women's Giving Circle/Women's Giving CircleFAV 1

Women Legislators of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…