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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 2437 (State of New Jersey, December 12, 2024)

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Senate Commerce Committee statement to [First Reprint] Assembly, No. 2437, State of New Jersey, dated December 12, 2024. The committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 2437 (1R), which requires every package or box of menstrual products sold or offered for sale in the State to include a label listing all of the ingredients, in descending order of predominance. The statement says the bill establishes a civil penalty for manufacturers equal to one percent of the manufacturer’s total annual in-State sales of menstrual products for each noncompliant package or box, not to exceed $1,000 per noncompliant package or box. It adds that the bill as reported is identical to Senate Bill No. 3643, as amended and reported on this date.

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“Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 2437 (State of New Jersey, December 12, 2024).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2024-12-12-scm-a2437-s2-f59297181c/, SHA-256 030e1bd339b2a23785123ac4b7ed68d1858dfe4d236f6cae0c77138590af0873.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                      STATEMENT TO

                         [First Reprint]
                ASSEMBLY, No. 2437

 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                    DATED: DECEMBER 12, 2024

     The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill
No. 2437 (1R).
     This bill requires every package or box of menstrual products that
is sold or offered for sale in the State to include a label listing all of the
ingredients contained in the menstrual product, with the ingredients
listed in descending order of predominance within the menstrual
product. The information is to be displayed in a manner that is
conspicuous and easily understandable to consumers.
     The bill establishes a civil penalty for menstrual product
manufacturers that distribute to or otherwise offer for sale in New
Jersey menstrual products in packaging that does not meet the labeling
requirements established under the bill. The civil penalty will be equal
to one percent of the manufacturer’s total annual in-State sales of
menstrual products for each noncompliant package or box, not to
exceed $1,000 per noncompliant package or box. The civil penalty
will be collected by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the
Department of Law and Public Safety in summary proceedings before
a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement
Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The bill specifies
that the civil penalty may not be assessed for a noncompliant package
or box containing menstrual products that was manufactured prior to
the effective date of the bill.
     Under the bill, “menstrual product” is defined as a product used for
the purpose of catching menstruation and vaginal discharge, including
but not limited to a tampon, sanitary pad, disc, menstrual cup, and
underwear. The term includes both disposable and reusable products.
“Package or box containing menstrual products” is defined to mean
menstrual products packaged for individual retail sale, and does not
include packaging used exclusively for shipping purposes.
     As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 2437 (1R) is
identical to Senate Bill No. 3643, as amended and reported by the
committee on this date.

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