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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5206: Feminine hygiene/sales tax

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

Summary

  • Exempts feminine hygiene products from the state's sales and use tax.
  • Makes the exemption permanent.
  • Excludes the tax exemption from the tax performance statement requirements.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5206), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Manka Dhingra (D-45)
Introduced
January 16, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Manka Dhingra (D-45)

13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Senator R-18Lisa Wellman D-41Jesse Salomon D-32Karen Keiser D-33Joe Nguyen D-34Senator D-47Emily Randall D-26Guy Palumbo D-1Senator D-36Claire Wilson D-30Senator D-22Mark Mullet D-5Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. And refer to Ways & Means.
  5. HLTC - Majority; without recommendation.
  6. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5206 in other sessions

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

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