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MO House Committee Hears Bill To Lower Sales Tax On Feminine Hygeine, Incontinence Products

Missourians would pay less for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products if a House Bill 747 passes. The Special Committee on Aging heard the bill Wednesday, which lowers the sales tax from 4% to 1%.

The idea is to treat these products as essential goods like groceries.

Kali Jones spoke in favor of the bill, and says she has missed class because she couldn’t afford tampons. Jones is a member of Planned Parenthood’s Teen Advocates for Sexual Health.

“The tax directly affects me and some of my friends who can’t afford a necessity that we have to have in modern day society like it’s just unrealistic to be walking around without period products,” says Jones.

Lowering the tax would reduce state revenue by between $17 million and $28 million in 2020, according to a fiscal analysis. If the bill passes it would go into effect in October.