Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for menstrual supplies.
Summary
Exempts menstrual supplies, specifically pads, tampons, and menstrual cups, from sales and use tax. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020, and is contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1715E
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104566D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
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