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The bill increases access to donated menstrual products and reduces waste by limiting donor liability and clarifying definitions, but it raises safety and legal-recovery risks for recipients and leaves room for regulatory disputes over what items qualify.
Low-income menstruating people and the community programs that serve them will get greater access to donated menstrual products because donors and nonprofits face less routine liability when distributing items that are 'apparently usable'.
Manufacturers and distributors are more likely to donate surplus or near-expiration menstrual products instead of discarding them, reducing waste and increasing supply for community programs.
People who menstruate will have clearer legal protection and program eligibility because the bill explicitly defines 'menstrual product,' reducing uncertainty about what items qualify for donation and distribution programs.
Recipients who are harmed by donated menstrual products (often low-income menstruating people) may face higher hurdles to recover damages because plaintiffs must typically show gross negligence or intentional misconduct to overcome the liability protections.
Nonprofits, donors, and recipients may face increased health and safety risks because reduced legal exposure and broader redistribution rules could lead to less rigorous screening and the distribution of degraded or non-readily marketable products.
Nonprofits, manufacturers, and program administrators could encounter legal disputes and implementation delays because terms like 'apparently usable,' 'similar item,' and 'quality and labeling standards' are broad and may require litigation or regulation to clarify.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Bars most civil and criminal liability for good‑faith donors and nonprofit distributors of apparently usable menstrual products, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
Official title: To encourage the donation of menstrual products to nonprofit organizations for distribution, and for other purposes.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Grace Meng · Last progress November 20, 2025
Provides legal protection for people and nonprofits that donate and distribute usable menstrual products in good faith. It bars civil and criminal liability for donors, manufacturers, distributors, and nonprofit recipients for claims based on the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently usable menstrual products, unless gross negligence or intentional misconduct causes injury or death. Defines “menstrual product” (pads, tampons, liners, cups, underwear, and similar items) and “apparently usable” (meets applicable quality and labeling standards even if not readily marketable). The Act is short and narrowly focused on liability for menstrual product donations.