RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Should Nevada join 19 other states and the nation’s capital in exempting diapers from sales tax? Voters will have their chance to weigh in later this year.
If passed, Question 5 on the Nevada ballot, would get rid of sales tax on both baby and adult diapers starting on January 1, 2025 and running through the end of 2050.
The Silver State’s sales tax rate is 6.85% and counties have the ability to implement addition sales tax if desired.
The ballot measure appears to have no formal opposition.
Most west coast states tax diapers at a standard rate with the exception of California and Colorado. Oregon does not have a state sales tax.
If you want to learn more about this ballot initiative, our Ben Margiott caught up with the executive director of Nevada’s only diaper bank, Baby’s Bounty, about what this measure would do for them and families across the state in his Ballot Battleground: Nevada podcast. The latest episode will be released on Wednesday afternoon on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
