A bill giving a tax exemption on diapers and feminine hygiene products has cleared its first Florida Senate committee.
On average, packaged diapers can cost up to 75 dollars a month. While this is just part of the monthly budget for some families, Sen. Lauren Book (D-Plantation) says that鈥檚 not true for everyone.
鈥淔or 52 percent of Florida鈥檚 children under the age of three鈥攚ho live in low income families鈥攁s do 10 percent of Florida鈥檚 elders鈥or these families, the cost of diapers can present impossible choices: 鈥楽hould we pay for the electric bill or buy diapers?鈥� Families living in poverty tend to make diapers last longer by changing them less frequently, which is more than uncomfortable. It鈥檚 unhealthy, and can causes serious and costly medical issues,鈥� said Book, during the Senate Commerce and Tourism committee.
That鈥檚 why Book says she sponsored the bill (SB 56) giving a tax break not only for diapers, but also incontinence products for women, like pads and liners. Meanwhile, its House companion has not yet had a hearing.
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