State files motion to dismiss 'tampon tax' suit, bills reintroduced to eliminate tax
The state of Michigan has filed a motion for summary disposition against a lawsuit aimed at ending the state’s 6% sales tax on menstrual products and refunding people who menstruate.
The motion made last Friday comes even as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week proposed a Fiscal Year 2022 budget plan that includes a provision to end the “tampon tax,” as the Advance first reported.
The lawsuit, filed by three women, Emily Beggs, Clare Pfeiffer and Wei Ho, in the Michigan Court of Claims in August, states that the ‘tampon tax’ violates both the Michigan and U.S. Constitutions under the Equal Protections Act. The state of Michigan and the Department of Treasury are listed as defendants in the lawsuit.
Whitmer’s office did not respond to a request for comment and Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Read more: https://www.michiganadvance.com/2021/02/19/state-files-motion-to-dismiss-tampon-tax-suit-bills-reintroduced-to-eliminate-tax/