State Reps. Tina Davis, Carol Hill-Evans and Eddie Day Pashinski held a news conference at the state Capitol to highlight diaper needs in Pennsylvania and propose bills to address the issue.
House Bill 692 would provide funding for organizations that can provide resources for diaper and incontinence products by funding volunteer training, fundraising, collection and outreach efforts specific to diaper resources.
H.B. 888, introduced by Rep. Kyle Mullins, would give the Department of Human Services the ability to aid certain low-income individuals in buying diapers for children 36 months of age or younger.
“Diapers and incontinence products are both expensive, but a necessity,” Davis said. “The need for these products was only intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the costs of these products have only increased with inflation. We must make sure these products are available to those in need in our communities.”
