Monitoring the Session

HB 172

Flores Bill Puts Free Tampons In Every Girls’ School Restroom

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Lulu FloresDHouse 51

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every district, every campus, at no charge. Donations welcome. Starts with the 2027-2028 school year.

The bill requires every Texas school district to stock free tampons and sanitary napkins in each restroom designated for female students on every campus. It touches school districts and female students, and it lets districts accept donated products. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, girls' restrooms in public schools must carry these products at no charge.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4199 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 550 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 550 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB172 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Every district, every campus, at no charge. Donations welcome. Starts with the 2027-2028 school year.

The bill requires every Texas school district to stock free tampons and sanitary napkins in each restroom designated for female students on every campus. It touches school districts and female students, and it lets districts accept donated products. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, girls' restrooms in public schools must carry these products at no charge.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$23KMichael Brickman$15,000Johann Moonesinghe$10,000

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 · Aug 5, 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 Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.

Michael Brickman$15,000.00
Johann Moonesinghe$10,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 4199

by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 2, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 550

by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 3, 2025: Referred to Public Education

Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Women

Text

The text as introduced · 186 words

90R1706 CMO-D

By: Flores
H.B. No. 172

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to 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. (a) In

this section, "menstrual products" means tampons and sanitary

napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.

(b) Each school district shall make menstrual products

available free of charge in each restroom designated for female

students located on each campus in the district.

(c) A school district may accept from any source donations

of clean and safe menstrual products for purposes of this section.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028

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, 2027.