BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5092: Women helping women grants

Designating the revenue from the sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products to the women helping women grant program.

Summary

Creates the Women Helping Women grant program in the Department of Commerce.
All funds distributed annually to each county in Washington, based on county population, to local law enforcement and prosecutors to support services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against women.
Funding source is state retail sales and use tax collected on feminine hygiene products. The bill requires revenue from sales tax on these items to be estimated and transferred to the Women Helping Women grant fund annually.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5092), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to designating the revenue from the sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products to the women helping women grant program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5092 (2025–26) Farm machinery sales tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5092 (2023–24) Hybrid vehicles/tax ex. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5092 (2021–22) Operating budget · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 334, Laws of 2021
SB 5092 (2019–20) School district waivers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5092 (2015–16) Nuclear energy/st. strategy · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5092 (2013–14) Registered nurses · Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2013
SB 5092 (2011–12) Long-term care oversight · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5092 (2009–10) Washington park arboretum · Did not pass · died in committee