A Texas House bill filed by state Rep. Donna Howard would expand sales tax exemptions in Texas to include baby and menstrual products.
People who spoke to FOX 7 Austin support the expansion.
"You can’t go without it, babies cannot have diapers, and women definitely need feminine hygiene products," said Hope Biba."Just giving a break where we can, especially when inflation has caused everything to be so much more expensive, the things we can to without, are great to be exempt," said Keri Burns."That was something that really came out from the Speaker, and I applaud him for considering that, because clearly the body changes require a different set of clothing.
HB 300 is part of a four-item priority list announced by House Speaker Dade Phelan, all of which are considered family friendly proposals. "It does add up. And when you are living on the edge, in particular, those pennies can add up over the year to, you know, I don't know, at least $100, $100 may not sound like to some people, but it's a lot to people who are living paycheck to paycheck," said Rep. Howard.
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