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Senator Robertson urges sales-tax exemption for menstrual and baby supplies, witnesses cite affordability data
Summary
Senator Robertson reintroduced a bill to exempt menstrual hygiene and baby-related products from sales tax, saying the change would ease burdens on single parents; Helping Mamas and Georgia Stomp testified that the exemption would have modest fiscal cost but large household benefit.
Senator Robertson presented legislation seeking a sales-tax exemption for menstrual and baby-related products, framing the bill as a targeted affordability measure for single parents and working families.
Rachel Perlis of Georgia Stomp and Jamie Lackey, founder and CEO of Helping Mamas, testified in support. Lackey said…
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