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The bill lowers legal barriers to donating and redistributing menstrual products—expanding access and reducing waste—while shifting greater legal risk onto recipients and creating regulatory ambiguity about what items are safe and usable.
Low-income people who menstruate and the nonprofits that serve them will gain greater access to donated menstrual products because donors and distributors are protected for good-faith donations and items meeting an 'apparently usable' standard can be redistributed more widely.
People who menstruate will have clearer statutory coverage because 'menstrual product' is explicitly defined, simplifying program eligibility and reducing ambiguity about what items qualify for distribution programs.
Manufacturers and distributors are more likely to donate surplus or near-expiration menstrual products instead of discarding them, reducing waste and increasing supply to community programs.
People injured by donated menstrual products (often low-income recipients) may face a much higher burden to recover damages because liability is limited unless gross negligence or intentional misconduct is shown.
Nonprofits and donors may adopt less stringent screening of donated products, potentially increasing distribution of degraded or unsafe items that nonetheless fall short of gross negligence.
Broad or vague terms like 'apparently usable', 'similar item', and 'quality and labeling standards' could produce regulatory disputes and uneven application, delaying programs and creating legal uncertainty for providers and manufacturers.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Bars civil and criminal liability for good-faith donations of apparently usable menstrual products, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
Provides liability protection for people and organizations that donate apparently usable menstrual products in good faith. It bars civil and criminal claims based on the age, packaging, condition, or nature of those donated products, unless the donor or organization acted with gross negligence or intentional misconduct that caused injury or death. Also defines key terms: "menstrual product" (pads, tampons, cups, liners, menstrual underwear, and similar items) and "apparently usable" (a product that meets applicable federal, state, and local quality and labeling standards even if it is not readily marketable). The Act contains no new funding or agency directives.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Grace Meng · Last progress November 20, 2025