SENATE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER DAMON THAYER CO-SPONSORS BILL EXEMPTING DIAPERS FROM SALES TAX

SENATE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER DAMON THAYER
CO-SPONSORS BILL EXEMPTING DIAPERS FROM SALES TAX

Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong’s measure garners support of key members of Senate Leadership

FRANKFORT, KY (January 12, 2024) — Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, signed as co-sponsor to Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong’s (D-Jefferson) Senate Bill 97 on Thursday. The bill would exempt all diapers from the state sales tax.

“I am very grateful to Senator Thayer for championing these issues that are so important to Kentucky families,” Chambers Armstrong said. “It has been a pleasure to work with him to raise awareness on this issue. This kind of bipartisan collaboration is how we get things done for the people of Kentucky.” 

Thayer outlined the reasoning behind his support for Senate Bill 97.

“I support tax cuts, and Kentucky already exempts sales tax on items like groceries and medicine, so I think an exemption on something as important as diapers makes sense,” Thayer said. “If one of my friends in the minority caucus has a good idea, we will support that idea. Sen. Chambers Armstrong has been an impressive addition to the Senate, and I support her effort to cut Kentuckians’ taxes.”

Thayer contends the bipartisan support for Senate Bill 97 is evidence politics is not as polarized in Frankfort as some may assume.

“We might have partisanship in Frankfort sometimes because of philosophical differences, but we don’t have polarization as you might find in Washington D.C.,” Thayer added. “Senate Bill 97 is a good example of a measure that can bring people together from across the aisle. I’m happy to co-sponsor the bill.”

Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams has also signed as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 97. Senators Shelley Funke Frommeyer, R-Alexandria, Gex Williams, R-Verona, and Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, are among other Senate Majority Caucus co-sponsors. 

Find Senate Bill 97 at THIS LINK. For more information on Senators Chambers Armstrong and Damon Thayer, visit legislature.ky.gov.

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Senator Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, represents the 17th Senate District, including Grant and Scott Counties, southern Kenton County, and northwestern Fayette County. He is Senate majority floor leader. Thayer is the longest-serving Republican Senate majority floor leader in Kentucky history. He serves as a member of the Senate committees on Agriculture, Licensing and Occupations, and State and Local Government. As Senate majority floor leader, Thayer is a member of the Legislative Research Commission, the Committee on Committees and the Rules Committee. Additionally, he is an Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee member.