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Ryan NicolJanuary 2, 2019

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

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 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 7, 2017

A Senate panel OK’d a bill Tuesday to implement Amendment 4, which exempts solar and renewable energy devices from property taxes in Florida. The Senate Communications, Energy & Public Utilities Committee voted unanimously to approved the bill (SB 90). The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, excepts solar and renewable energy devices from property taxes […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 5, 2017

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, […]

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