SB 2374
bill creating grants for free menstrual products at schools
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Title I campuses with any of grades 5 through 12.
The bill orders the Texas education commissioner to set up a grant program that pays school districts to give free tampons and sanitary napkins to female students. It covers campuses that teach any of grades 5 through 12 and receive federal Title I money, with grants split by how many female students in those grades each campus enrolls. A district that takes a grant must hand out the products free at each qualifying campus through a female counselor, nurse or teacher picked by the principal, starting with the 2025-2026 school year, though the money depends on what the Legislature appropriates or the commissioner collects in gifts.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2374 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools.
WHAT IT DOES
Title I campuses with any of grades 5 through 12.
The bill orders the Texas education commissioner to set up a grant program that pays school districts to give free tampons and sanitary napkins to female students. It covers campuses that teach any of grades 5 through 12 and receive federal Title I money, with grants split by how many female students in those grades each campus enrolls. A district that takes a grant must hand out the products free at each qualifying campus through a female counselor, nurse or teacher picked by the principal, starting with the 2025-2026 school year, though the money depends on what the Legislature appropriates or the commissioner collects in gifts.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Sands PAC$129,500.00
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 12, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Management & Control
Women
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
Text
The text as introduced · 422 words
89R9178 CMO-D By: Johnson S.B. No. 2374 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.038 to read as follows: Sec. 38.038. AVAILABILITY OF MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS: GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Eligible school district" means a school district in which a qualifying campus is located. (2) "Menstrual products" means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. (3) "Qualifying campus" means a school district campus that: (A) offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from grade 5 through grade 12; and (B) receives federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.). (b) The commissioner shall establish and administer a program to award grants to eligible school districts to provide menstrual products to female students enrolled at a qualifying campus. (c) Only an eligible school district may apply for and receive a grant under this section. (d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the commissioner shall: (1) certify the total amount of funding available to be awarded under the program for that school year; and (2) from funds appropriated for that purpose, award grants to eligible school districts proportionately based on the total number of female students enrolled in grade 5 through grade 12 at each qualifying campus located in the eligible district. (e) An eligible school district that receives a grant under this section shall make menstrual products available free of charge at each qualifying campus in the district through a female school counselor, female nurse, or female classroom teacher selected by the principal of the qualifying campus. (f) The legislature may appropriate money, and the commissioner may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source, for the purpose of providing grants under the program. (g) The commissioner shall adopt rules and procedures to administer the program established under this section. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.