The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan House Bill 6338 requires free feminine hygiene products for prisoners
Last action · September 24, 2026: bill electronically reproduced 09/23/2026Sponsors: Brenda Carter and 10 others
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
The Michigan Department of Corrections is required to provide free to menstruating prisoners upon request while incarcerated and upon release, as well as a 1-month supply upon release.
Incarcerated individuals who menstruate gain guaranteed access to tampons and sanitary napkins without personal cost while in state correctional facilities and upon discharge.
- The legislation amends the Corrections Code of 1953, which governs state correctional institutions and prisoner release procedures in Michigan. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
prisoners who menstruate
Prisoners receive guaranteed access to free feminine hygiene products upon request while incarcerated and a 1-month supply upon release.
Michigan Department of Corrections
The department is mandated to supply feminine hygiene products upon request and at release without charging prisoners, with costs covered by the state general fund.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are prisoners charged for feminine hygiene products under this bill?
What items are included as feminine hygiene products?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Sep 24, 2026Housebill electronically reproduced 09/23/2026
- Sep 23, 2026HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sep 23, 2026HouseIntroducedread a first time
- Sep 23, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Brenda Carter
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Show 6 more sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Mandatory Provision of Menstrual Products
The bill transitions correctional policy from optional or restricted access to a mandated requirement to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost.
Connected Entities
Sources
legislature.mi.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance55How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools