Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, extended their support in eliminating state and local sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
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Huffman and Hegar expressed their backing of the initiative on Thursday, Aug. 19. However, new legislation is needed and it won’t be final until the 2023 legislative session. Now, Hegar’s support of this effort comes as a surprise and quite ironic to some who see this as just merely pandering given the scope of women’s health in Texas. In aarticle, a coalition of youth-led groups sought the help of pro bono attorneys at Baker Botts LLP, a Houston-based law firm, to challenge the Comptroller’s office. Upon finding menstrual products listed as “wound care dressings,” according to the tax code, the group asked for tax refunds.
According to the comptroller's office estimates, feminine hygiene products' sales tax would generate about $28.6 million annually during the next biennium. Hegar released his latest revenue estimate for the current biennium in mid-July, projecting an ending balance for the biennium of $27 billion.
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