A bill for an ordinance exempting feminine hygiene products from the collection of sales and use tax in the City and County of Denver. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-5-19.
Did I miss anything? All right, Madam Secretary, if you please put the first item up on our screens, which is 137. So this is a bill to repeal the sales tax on feminine hygiene products in the city and county of Denver. And it's not called up for a vote today because it's going to be a unanimous repeal of that tax. So I just wanted to call it out real quick to make a few comments to thank a few people. First of all, my co-sponsors, Councilwoman Black and Councilwoman Sussman, looking very dapper with your pins on tonight. Thanks for that. Also want to give a shout out to Representative Susan Latina of the state House who tried to repeal this on our state taxes last session for her giving some guidance and background on this. And then Jeff, Ashley and Melissa from period kits who were very supportive and came and testified in committee. For anyone who doesn't know, period Kits is a local nonprofit working to end period poverty. And you can learn more at period kits, dawg. Our treasurer, Steve Ellington for helping guide me through the financial impacts of the bill. Emily Lapel from our legislative team and Troy from our legal team, helping with the drafting and the presentations, getting this through council. And to Maggie Thompson, who works in my office and who brought this to my attention and helped champion this along the way. So thank you, Maggie. We talked about this before, so I'm not going to go deep into it, other than there was recently a study that showed that in the United States, one out of five girls is kept out of school every month because they lack access to these feminine, feminine hygiene products in this country. And I think that that's something that not a lot of people know and that that is not widely talked about. And certainly repealing the, you know, the city part of the sales tax in Denver is not going to solve that. But I think that this is an issue that we have to continue to work on. And I was glad to see that there's also some stuff happening at the state level and hopefully other communities will follow suit with repealing their local and state taxes. So that is my comment for that one. And that concludes the items to be called up. So all bills for introduction are ordered published and we are now ready for the black vote on resolutions and bills on final consideration. Council members remember that this is a consent or block vote and you'll need to vote. Otherwise this is your last chance to call an item for a separate vote. Councilman Herndon, will you please put the resolutions for adoption and the bills on final consideration for final passage on the floor? Yes, Mr. President, I move that resolutions be adopted and bills on final consideration be placed upon final consideration, and do pass in a block for the following items. All series of 2019 222 to 20 3 to 24 155 to 18 112 113 to 10 to 13 to 14 to 15 to 16 to 27. 118 171 181 137 195 198. Thank you, Councilman. It has been moved and seconded. Madam Secretary, roll call. Black Eye. Espinosa, i. Gilmer i. Herndon, i. Cashman I. Carnage I. Lopez I knew. Ortega, I. Assessment, Mr. President. I. Madam Secretary, close the voting. Announce the results. You have a nice 11 eyes. The resolutions have been adopted and bills have been placed upon final consideration and do pass since there are no hearings. And if there are no objections from members of council, we will not take a recess. Seeing no other business before this body, this meeting is adjourned.