COLUMBUS (AP) — A proposal repealing Ohio’s sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products is headed to the governor.
The measure cleared the Ohio Senate on Wednesday in a 30-1 vote after earlier winning unanimous approval in the Ohio House.
State Representatives Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) co-sponsored legislation repealing the so-called “pink tax.”
The repeal language was folded into another bill to provide a tax credit to teachers who buy school supplies.
Kelly says making medically necessary products more accessible to women and girls ensure they’re “better able to lead a healthful life” so they can regularly attend school, go to work and participate in personal events.
If DeWine signs the bill, Ohio would join 15 other states to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax, saving women in the state nearly $4 million each year, Kelly said.