Bill 120 explained in plain English
Menstrual Hygiene Day Act, 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This Act proclaims May 28th of each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ontario to raise awareness about the challenges people face in accessing menstrual products.
This bill proclaims May 28th each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ontario. The preamble to the bill notes that many people who menstruate, particularly young, low-income, or Indigenous individuals, face challenges affording menstrual products. Proclaiming this day aims to raise awareness about these issues and the importance of finding solutions. The bill states that access to menstrual products is essential, similar to soap, water, and toilet paper, and that normalizing menstruation is important.
- It proclaims May 28 in each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ontario.
- It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- It sets the short title of the Act as the Menstrual Hygiene Day Act, 2019.
- People who menstruate, particularly young, low-income, and Indigenous individuals, who may face challenges affording menstrual products.
- The Province of Ontario, by proclaiming this day.
- May 28 in each year is proclaimed as Menstrual Hygiene Day.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what actions or initiatives, if any, are mandated or funded by the provincial government in relation to Menstrual Hygiene Day.
- The bill does not outline specific programs or policies to address the affordability of menstrual products.
This is a new Act that establishes May 28th as Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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