LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- One lawmaker from Louisville, State Rep. Attica Scott (D- Louisville), wants to stop the sales tax on feminine hygiene products and some baby supplies. Scott has filed two bills in the state legislature that would eliminate that 6% called the 'pink tax' on these products, if passed. 

  • The 6% sales tax in Kentucky on feminine hygiene products and certain childcare items, known as 'pink tax,' would end if the legislation passes. 
  • The bill's sponsor claims the cost cutting would help more than women, but entire families living in poverty. 
  • Some women are supportive, hoping to save on diapers. 

The bill to stop the tax on feminine hygiene items would include pads, tampons, menstrual cups, and more. Click here to see the list in the official bill. The bill to exempt baby products from the sales tax would include diapers, wipes, bottles, and more products listed here. 

Scott says this is about helping those impoverished. "This is one of those steps that we can do to address the issue of people living in poverty and struggling every single day," she said. 

"We need [hygiene items] for our health. Those are fundamental, so let's take those taxes off those products and make life a little easier for women and girls in Kentucky," Scott explained, before visiting a local Louisville school for an event on International Day of the Girl. 

Some Louisville residents are supporting her idea, believing it could help their wallets especially when saving on diapers. 

"I think it is an excellent idea only because I am a mother. It would be excellent when it comes to purcharsing if you don't have a lot of money," Regina Campbell said. 

"Now, as far as one month buying feminine hygiene, maybe no. But I have three kids, so my kids are two-and-a-half years apart, so when I had to buy feminine hygiene on top of buying baby wipes, bottles...you know, it definitely could've helped me when I first had my kids," Diondra Sutherland said.