HR 1112: Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026; urge statewide support

This is a resolution, not a bill that changes Georgia law on its own. It expresses the House of Representatives' support for a separate proposal called the 'Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026,' which would aim to reduce period poverty by making menstrual products more accessible. The resolution describes ideas associated with that act, such as eliminating the 4 percent state sales tax on menstrual products and providing free menstrual products in public schools, courthouses, government buildings, and university buildings. The resolution does not enact these changes itself. It calls on local governments, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations to support implementation of the act through partnerships, donations, and awareness campaigns. It also directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Governor, the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, and the Georgia Municipal Association.

• Formally expresses the House of Representatives' support for the concept of a 'Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026' without enacting any tax or funding changes itself.
• Describes goals associated with that act, including ending the 4 percent state sales tax on menstrual products.
• Describes providing free menstrual products in public schools, courthouses, government buildings, and university buildings as a goal of the act.
• Encourages local governments, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations to support implementation through partnerships, donations, and awareness campaigns.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor and several state agencies and associations.

Students, low-income families, and people in underserved communities who face period poverty; public schools, courthouses, government buildings, and university buildings that could distribute products under the act; and agencies such as the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Department of Public Health that would receive copies of the resolution.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it does not by itself remove the sales tax on menstrual products or fund free products in public buildings. It signals legislative interest and could build support for a future bill that would make those specific changes.

• The preamble states that period poverty disproportionately affects students, low-income families, and underserved communities in Georgia.
• The resolution identifies eliminating the 4 percent state sales tax on menstrual products as a goal of the associated act.
• The resolution identifies providing free menstrual products in public schools, courthouses, government buildings, and university buildings as a goal of the act.
• The resolving clause states the House urges statewide support for the act rather than enacting it directly.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Governor, the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, and the Georgia Municipal Association.

1. 2026-02-02House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-29House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)

• period poverty
• menstrual products
• sales tax
• public schools
• health equity