A list of these colleges and universities appear in the bill, and include multiple Ivy League universities, as well as several universities in Michigan, including Grand Valley State University, Central Michigan University, and Concordia College.

“We believe that these products should be easily available to students when other products like toilet paper or hand soap are accessible in all restrooms,” General Assembly Rep. for the College of Engineering Ishwari Kapale said. “The onset of menstruation is unpredictable, and research highlights the fact that a large percentage of the population finds these products unaffordable, and poor menstrual hygiene can result in serious health risks."

Kapale said that the bill advocates for the placement of free menstrual hygiene products in all restrooms because current menstrual hygiene dispensers are not functional, cost money or are only placed in women’s restrooms. 

“We understand that transgender people, nonbinary people, gender-nonconforming people, women, and others all have the ability to menstruate but are not given the same access to these products in the restrooms that coincide with their gender,” Kapale said.

ASMSU’S Alliance for Queer and Allied Students Rep. Cameron Lochrie also spoke, thanking the bill writers for the inclusion and centering of transgender issues in the bill.

“Trans people are more likely to have some societal issues that would prevent them from having access to period products,” Lochrie said. "We need period products in every single bathroom on campus, not just (women's) bathrooms."