{"id":5790,"date":"2021-10-20T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=5790"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T19:41:30","slug":"sens-mcmorrow-brinks-applaud-movement-on-tampon-tax-repeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2021\/10\/20\/sens-mcmorrow-brinks-applaud-movement-on-tampon-tax-repeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sens. McMorrow, Brinks Applaud Movement on Tampon Tax Repeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 20, 2021) \u2014 The Senate Finance Committee has reported legislation to repeal the tax on feminine hygiene products, otherwise known as a \u201ctampon tax.\u201d Sens.&nbsp;<strong>Mallory McMorrow<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Royal Oak) and&nbsp;<strong>Winnie Brinks<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Grand Rapids) have sponsored and advocated for this legislation in the state Senate since 2019, and provided the following comment:<br \/><br \/>\u201cMenstrual hygiene products are a necessity, not a luxury, and should be exempt from taxes like so many other medically necessary prescriptions and items,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. McMorrow<\/strong>&nbsp;said. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to see our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, in both chambers, prioritize taking this important step toward more fair tax policy. This day has been a long time coming, and an issue I\u2019m proud to have been a part of since first taking office. I look forward to continue to do the necessary work to get it done for our residents and all Michiganders.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Currently, menstrual products, which are medically necessary, have 6% sales and use state tax added on when purchased \u2014 which has been litigated as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in both the Michigan and U.S. constitutions.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/taxnotes\/2021\/03\/25\/taking-down-the-tampon-tax\/?sh=2c8ceb317744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have already eliminated the sales and use tax on menstrual hygiene products<\/a>, including Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and California, among others.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s past time Michigan joins a growing number of states across the nation in doing what is right by repealing the tampon tax, and I am honored to have helped see this legislation through to the Senate for a vote,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Brinks<\/strong>, who sponsored&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 153<\/a>. \u201cThis is a commonsense move that will reduce an unfair tax burden, and I\u2019m appreciative of the bipartisan, bicameral support for this effort. I hope to see this legislation in front of the governor soon to be signed into law.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation now heads to the Senate for a vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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