SB 819 - This act provides a sales tax exemption for all purchases made by qualifying organizations of feminine hygiene products, defined as tampons, pads, liners, and cups. Qualifying organizations are defined as shelters for victims of domestic violence and local homeless shelters.

This act is substantially similar to SB 37 (2025), SB 793 (2024), SB 433 (2023), HB 351 (2023), SB 897 (2022), and HCS/HBs 1679 (2022), 2859, & 2272 (2022), and to a provision in SB 858 (2024), SB 1119 (2024), HB 1762 (2024), HB 1920 (2024), HB 2112 (2024), SS/SCS/SBs 73 & 162 (2023), and SCS/HCS/HB 154 (2023), HB 2187 (2024), HCS/SS/SB 143 (2023), HCS/HBs 876, 771, 676 & 551 (2023), and HB 1136 (2023), and is similar to SB 800 (2020), HCS/HBs 1306 & 2065 (2020), SB 443 (2019), and HB 747 (2019), and to a provision contained in HCS/SS/SCS/SB 570 (2020).

JOSH NORBERG