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Legislator Wants To Eliminate So-called 'Tampon Tax'
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A bill pre-filed in the Georgia state house could make certain feminine hygiene products exempt from a state sales tax.
Current state law means the purchase of products like tampons also carry the state’s 4 percent sales tax.
But advocacy groups like Georgia STOMP, Stop Tax on Menstrual Products, say that amounts to an unfair tax on women.
Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) has pre-filed a measure in the state house that would make those products exempt from the tax.
Buckner proposed a similar measure during the last legislative session. It never went up for a vote.
If the bill passes, Georgia would join 15 other states who have an exemption.
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