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Two Metro councilwomen are co-sponsoring two resolutions to urge state lawmakers to eliminate the sales tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers, saying it is time for the state to keep their hands out of women's pockets.

Councilwomen Cassie Chambers-Armstrong and Paula McCraney are sponsors of the resolutions.

"Both of them call on the general assembly to stop collecting on sales tax on items our state has no business making money off of and those are feminine hygiene problems things like tampons and diapers," Cassie Chambers-Armstrong said.

It is something both men and women say they agree with.

"That's a necessity for everybody," Sean Holland said. "We got to take care of the kids, we have to take care of the women, we all came from mothers. I think that's what needs to be done."

"You see misogyny a lot and you see it involved in our government and a lot of old men are making these laws so especially about that type of stuff so it's really messed up and it's good that they're doing that," Trisha Eedarapalli said.

Both councilwomen are backing it with data.

"Kentucky is the third-worst in employment for women and 13% of the women are in poverty and 45.5% of the women who are employed and single mothers are in poverty so it's time for us to take a look into the things that are exclusive to them and give them some type of break," McCraney said.

This wouldn't be something lawmakers haven't heard before. Since 2018, Rep. Attica Scott has been pushing for the elimination of the 6% sales tax on the items by introducing bills but none have gotten any traction.

"We need to do something about that to where we can elevate, take care of our women," Holland said. "We out here growing, out here trying to do stuff each and everywhere, but we have to take care of the motherland first."

While the resolutions are non-binding, these councilwomen hope they send a message.

"Everyone can come together and recognize that this is common sense policy and that that will somehow give folks some cover in Frankfort to say let's at least have a hearing on it," Chambers-Armstrong said.

The resolutions were up for their first reading at Thursday's council meeting. The councilwomen hope it can get enough support to pass so it can head to Frankfort.

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