HB 1100 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for waiver to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products.

PRINTER'S NO.   1176

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1100
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY PARKER, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, HOWARD, McNEILL,
        MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, ISAACSON, KINKEAD, KHAN, SANCHEZ,
        PROBST, HOHENSTEIN, DEASY, KENYATTA, OTTEN, RABB, MAYES,
        BOYD, CURRY, CERRATO, DONAHUE, RIVERA, O'MARA, PASHINSKI,
        BOROWSKI, WAXMAN, HARKINS, SHUSTERMAN, GIRAL, VENKAT, BURGOS,
        T. DAVIS, YOUNG, STEELE AND GUENST, MARCH 31, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 31, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
 2      act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
 3      welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
 4      providing for waiver to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene
 5      products.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
 9   as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
10   read:
11      Section 438.    Waiver to Purchase Diapers or Menstrual Hygiene
12   Products.--(a)    If, in accordance with Federal law, the Food and
13   Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
14   creates and makes available to the states a waiver permitting
15   recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition
16   Assistance Program or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
17   for Women, Infants and Children to use their benefits to
 1   purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products, including
 2   tampons, sanitary napkins or feminine wipes, the following shall
 3   apply:
 4      (1)    If a waiver is made available for the Supplemental
 5   Nutrition Assistance Program, the department may apply for the
 6   Federal waiver. If the waiver is approved, the department shall
 7   adopt rules and make changes as necessary to implement the
 8   waiver.
 9      (2)    If a waiver is made available for the Special
10   Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children,
11   the Department of Health may apply for the Federal waiver. If
12   the waiver is approved, the Department of Health shall adopt
13   rules and make changes as necessary to implement the waiver.
14      (b)    The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall
15   conduct a study to review the costs to the Commonwealth of the
16   implementation of any waiver under subsection (a) that occurs
17   during the three-year period after the waiver is approved in
18   accordance with subsection (a). The following apply:
19      (1)    Within two years of the implementation of a waiver under
20   subsection (a), the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
21   shall issue a report containing the findings of the study
22   regarding the waiver.
23      (2)    The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the
24   following:
25      (i)    The Governor.
26      (ii)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Health
27   and Human Services Committee of the Senate.
28      (iii)     The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Health
29   Committee of the House of Representatives.
30      (iv)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Human

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1   Services Committee of the House of Representatives.
2      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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