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This bill, known as the "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Product Donations Immunity Act," aims to address "period poverty," which is the lack of access to feminine hygiene products, by providing legal protection to those who donate these essential items. Specifically, it grants immunity from civil and criminal liability to individuals, hospitals, and other health care facilities who donate feminine hygiene products in good faith to bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations for free distribution, as long as the products are "apparently usable" (meaning they meet all quality and labeling standards) and the injury or death is not a direct result of gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. The bill also extends this same immunity to the charitable and nonprofit organizations that receive and distribute these donated products, protecting them and their employees or volunteers from liability unless their actions involve gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. The legislation defines "feminine hygiene product" broadly to include items like sanitary napkins, tampons, liners, cups, and underwear used for menstruation, and acknowledges that New Jersey has already recognized the financial burden of these products by exempting them from sales tax.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2868