{"id":52613,"date":"2022-03-14T16:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=52613"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T20:53:39","slug":"parents-and-guardians-rejoice-diapers-will-become-tax-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/03\/parents-and-guardians-rejoice-diapers-will-become-tax-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents and guardians rejoice! Diapers will become tax-free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parents and guardians rejoice! Diapers will become tax-free in Florida starting in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/download-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52614\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2022\/246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 246<\/a>&nbsp;was approved during the passage of the state budget and the last day of the 2022 Legislative Session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill, which has been filed each year since 2016, was first introduced by Senator Lauren Book, D-Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe care of young children comes with tremendous costs,\u201d said Senator Book. \u201cFlorida families are facing especially difficult times right now and we owe it to them to no longer tax necessary healthcare items like diapers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Included in the tax exemption is the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>single-use diapers<\/li><li>reusable diapers<\/li><li>reusable diaper inserts.<\/li><li>clothing and shoes intended for children ages 5 or younger<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDisposable diapers cost families up to $80 per month per child, which creates a significant cost burden and is an unavoidable expense. This tax exemption will help ensure that a parent never hesitates before putting a fresh, clean diaper on their child when needed,\u201d Senator Book added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tax exemption will take effect on July 1, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and guardians rejoice! Diapers will become tax-free in Florida starting in July. The move comes after&nbsp;SB 246&nbsp;was approved during the passage of the state budget and the last day&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":52614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1155],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52613"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52615,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52613\/revisions\/52615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}