A state Senate committee unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that would remove sales and use taxes on baby products like diapers, car seats and baby carriers.
have proposed budgets that would wipe away sales and use taxes on baby products, meaning the idea is likely to become law. The Senate is currently in the process of drawing up its own version of a budget document, alongside the standalone baby bill that passed out of the Senate Ways and Means committee Tuesday.would also apply to booster seats, portable cribs, and baby monitors.
The idea would cost the state between $19 million and $31 million per year from the general revenue fund – a small portion of which is legally required to flow to local governments and public libraries. Because some counties level local sales taxes, the bill will also cost county transit agencies between $5 million and $8 million, according toAdvocates for the bill say this is money well spent that eases the cost burden of thousands of diapers per year costing families hundreds of dollars.
“Senate Bill 39 recognizes the basic, necessary role that everyday baby items, such as diapers, strollers, and car seats, play in raising a baby, while also providing additional financial savings during a time when families face immense expenses when preparing for and welcoming a new child into their lives,” she said.according to the National Diaper Bank Network
. Another five states don’t levy any sales tax. Since the news outlet Politico first broke then-leaked word of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of women’s constitutional right to abortion, seven states joined the list. Texas lawmakers
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