Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2021
4min1850
Anna Eskamani warns social issues can be 'tools of distraction.'
Tag: diapers
Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2021
Ryan NicolJanuary 26, 2021
3min983
Book is once again looking to give new parents a tax break after the push stalled in prior years.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2020
3min420
But it might be too late for the bill this year.
Ryan NicolAugust 2, 20193min494
The 2019 version got through two committees in the Senate.
Ryan NicolApril 4, 20194min462
It's got one more stop in Appropriations before heading to the floor.
Ryan NicolJanuary 7, 20193min510
A bill filed by Sen. Lauren Book to create a tax exemption for purchases of diapers and incontinence products cleared its first hurdle Monday. It emerged from the Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism with unanimous approval. Committee Chair Joe Gruters and Vice Chair Victor Torres were joined by members Linda Stewart, Travis Hutson and Tom Wright […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 2, 2019
3min493
The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee is scheduled to take up a bill proposed by state Sen. Lauren Book (SB 60) that would exempt diapers and incontinence products from the state’s 6 percent sales tax. “For some families, this is just another piece of their monthly budget,” Book said in a statement to Florida Politics upon […]
Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018
5min434
Sen. Lauren Book will again try to create a tax exemption for purchases of diapers and incontinence products in the 2019 Legislative Session. Book, who represents Senate District 32 in Broward County, has filed the measure before, though it didn’t pass. The 2019 version (SB 60) would exempt purchases of “diapers, incontinence undergarments, incontinence pads, or incontinence […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 5, 2017
3min568
New state Sen. Lauren Book, who’s eight months pregnant with twins, also has filed legislation to exempt diapers and baby wipes from the state’s 6 percent sales tax. Book, a Broward County Democrat, filed her bill (SB 252) Thursday. A similar provision was filed last month by House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz of Tampa. The 32-year-old lawmaker, […]