Exempting the sale of feminine hygiene products from the sales tax

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill exempts the sale of feminine hygiene products from the sales tax. The bill defines “feminine hygiene products” to mean sanitary napkins, tampons, or other similar items used for feminine hygiene. By operation of Code section 423.6, an item exempt from the imposition of the sales tax is also exempt from the use tax imposed in Code section 423.5.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named January 22, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Rep. Chris Hagenow R
• Rep. Lee Hein R
• Rep. Dave Jacoby DEmail

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