Bill Text: IL HB4264 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Creates the Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act. Prohibits a person, manufacturer, or distributor from being held liable for damages incurred resulting from any illness or disease contracted by the ultimate user or recipient of an apparently usable menstrual product due to the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the menstrual product that the person, manufacturer, or distributor donates in good faith to a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to an individual in need of such menstrual product. Prohibits a nonprofit organization from being held liable for damages incurred resulting from any illness or disease contracted by the ultimate user or recipient of an apparently usable menstrual product due to the condition of the menstrual product. Sets forth exceptions. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0668 [HB4264 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4264-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0668 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Menstrual Products Donor Immunity Act.
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Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Apparently usable" means, with respect to the product, | ||||
that the product meets all quality and labeling standards | ||||
imposed by federal, State, and local laws, rules, and | ||||
regulations, even if the product may not be readily | ||||
marketable. | ||||
"Donor" means a nonprofit organization that donates an | ||||
apparently usable menstrual product to a human recipient for | ||||
ultimate use with respect to menstruation. | ||||
"Menstrual product" means a sanitary napkin, tampon, | ||||
liner, cup, and any similar item used by an individual with | ||||
respect to menstruation.
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Section 10. Nonprofit organization immunity from | ||||
liability. A nonprofit organization that in good faith | ||||
receives menstrual products for distribution without fee or | ||||
compensation and reasonably inspects the menstrual product at | ||||
the time of donation and finds the menstrual product | ||||
apparently usable for humans shall not be liable in any civil | ||
action, except for willful or wanton conduct.
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