http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:41:44 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/22 <div> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-753e860d-7fff-73fb-ddfa-5f5054bd9d87" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Georgia STOMP seeks to eliminate Georgia’s state sales tax on MDCDs (Menstrual Discharge Collection Devices), a tax which is unfair at best and discriminatory on the basis of sex at worst. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Georgia collects approximately $1000 via this tax during a menstruator's life.&nbsp; Menstruators have no choice but to shoulder this financial burden because these products are medical necessities required for good health and full participation in work and life.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the link below to contact the Senators whose support we need to move this bill forward!</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Status as of 2/27 - Filed in Senate, Headed to Senate Finance Committee </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; padding-top: 25px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Senate Finance Committee Members</div> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.6667px; padding-top: 2px;"> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Hufstetler, Chuck</span>Chairman</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Albers, John</span>Vice Chairman</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Hickman, Billy</span>Secretary</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Cowsert, Bill</span>Ex-Officio</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Dolezal, Greg</span>Ex-Officio</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Kennedy, John F.</span>Ex-Officio</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Tillery, Blake</span>Ex-Officio</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Anavitarte, Jason</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Beach, Brandon</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Esteves, Jason</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Gooch, Steve</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Hodges, Mike</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Orrock, Nan</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Rhett, Michael 'Doc'</span>Member</div> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"><span style="float: left; width: 173.863px;">Still, Shawn</span>Member</div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/22 http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/20 <div> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 31, 31); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-57ed53a6-7fff-92a6-da65-cd0609b392d9"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;">House Bill (HB) 25 would allow Georgia to apply for a waiver if made available so that SNAP and WIC benefits could be used to purchase period products. </span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why is this important?</p> <ul> <li aria-level="2" dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Families often have access to some basic needs more readily than others.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li aria-level="2" dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">If the federal government were to give states the opportunity to apply for such a waiver, this bill would make it possible for Georgia to do so immediately.</p> </li> <li aria-level="2" dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">This supports families with getting what they need when they need it.</p> </li> <li aria-level="2" dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">ASK: Support HB 25!</p> </li> </ul> </div> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/20 http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/14 <div> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-753e860d-7fff-73fb-ddfa-5f5054bd9d87" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Georgia STOMP seeks to eliminate Georgia’s state sales tax on MDCDs (Menstrual Discharge Collection Devices), a tax which is unfair at best and discriminatory on the basis of sex at worst. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Georgia collects approximately $1000 via this tax during a menstruator's life.&nbsp; Menstruators have no choice but to shoulder this financial burden because these products are medical necessities required for good health and full participation in work and life.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 36pt;line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the link below to contact your state legislators!</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/14 http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/23 <div>Take action to share how important period product funding is for students and community members with your elected officials.</div> Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/georgiastomp/23