Ohio's "pink tax" repeal is heading to the governor's desk.The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 26 Wednesday.The bill includes a provision which would repeal Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products.Senate Bill 26 also provides a tax credit to teachers who purchase school supplies.Republican State Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, was one of the provision's sponsors.Antani says that once the bill becomes law, women in Ohio will see savings as well as added fairness in the tax code, since tampons are taxed while other types of hygiene products aren't.Democrat State Rep. Brigid Kelly, of Cincinnati, was also a sponsor.Kelly said if the bill is signed by the governor, Ohio would join 15 other states to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax, saving women nearly $4 million each year.

Ohio's "pink tax" repeal is heading to the governor's desk.

The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 26 Wednesday.


The bill includes a provision which would repeal Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products.

Senate Bill 26 also provides a tax credit to teachers who purchase school supplies.

Republican State Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, was one of the provision's sponsors.

Antani says that once the bill becomes law, women in Ohio will see savings as well as added fairness in the tax code, since tampons are taxed while other types of hygiene products aren't.

Democrat State Rep. Brigid Kelly, of Cincinnati, was also a sponsor.

Kelly said if the bill is signed by the governor, Ohio would join 15 other states to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax, saving women nearly $4 million each year.