By Sonia Gutierrez | Rocky Mountain PBS

DENVER — People who buy diapers, pads, and tampons will no longer be taxed in Colorado.

The bipartisan law exempting menstrual products and diapers from state and use taxes went into effect on August 10.

Previously, the state sales tax code considered pads, tampons, and diapers a luxury item, excluding them from tax exemptions. This new law recognizes those items as a necessity, so they are now exempt from state sales taxes.

“People didn’t even realize these products were taxed from the beginning,” said Louise Myrland, vice president of programs for the Women’s Foundation of Colorado. “This new law will help many Coloradans who need it most.”

The state projects more than 200,000 children will be in diapers next fiscal year. Myrland said each of those families are spending about $1,000 a year on diapers. This tax exemption will mean a meaningful savings for those families.

Gov. Jared Polis’ office

A new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis will end the state sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers.

“From now on in Colorado, there will no longer be state sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. This new bipartisan law finally ends the sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products permanently and starts saving people money on these necessary products,” said Polis.

The law went into effect Aug. 10.

“Removing the tax on dignity is a smart move, not only to save Coloradans money on essential products but to help remove the stigma around these everyday items,” said Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver. “Eliminating the sale taxes on diapers, period, and incontinence products will help improve the affordability of these essential items in a time where inflated prices are hitting working families hard.”

By: Kristen Chapman | Fox31 News

DENVER (KDVR) — Starting Wednesday, diapers and feminine products will no longer be taxed in the Centennial State.

Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1055 into law, initially intending the measure to begin next year in 2023. However, Polis had it amended to start on Aug. 10, instead.

The exemption includes adult and youth diapers, tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins, and panty liners.

By Simrin Singh, CBS NEWS

Beginning Wednesday, Colorado will no longer charge a sales tax on diapers, incontinence products and menstrual products thanks to a law which was signed by Gov. Jared Polis earlier this year.

The law is part of an initiative to save Coloradans money in 100 ways.

"This new bipartisan law finally ends the sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products permanently and starts saving people money on these necessary products," Polis said in news release Monday.

By HANNAH METZGER | Colorado Politics

Coloradans will soon be able to purchase period products and diapers without paying state sales taxes, thanks to a new law taking effect Wednesday.

The law, House Bill 1055, expands sales tax exemptions for adult and youth diapers and period products including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins and panty liners. Originally, the tax exemption was scheduled to begin in 2023, but it was amended in June to start on Aug. 10 instead.

Author: Alexander Kirk, 9NEWS

A new state law follows similar measures in Aurora and Denver to end taxes on diapers and other products.

DENVER — Colorado's sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers will end Wednesday.

Colorado state law HB22-1055, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis earlier this year, creates a state sales tax exemption for all sales, storage, use, and consumption of feminine hygiene, incontinence products, and diapers and period products.

By Matt Bloom | Denverite

On March 26, the Denver City Council unanimously exempted feminine hygiene products from the city sales tax.

The city and state charge sales tax on feminine hygiene products, so the Denver City Council advanced a bill Tuesday that would scale back what amounts to a fee on menstruation.

By Jacy Marmaduke | Fort Collins Coloradoan

Fort Collins will exempt menstrual products from city sales tax in an effort to enhance gender equity in the city's sales tax code.

The exemption, which Fort Collins City Council approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting, is expected to take effect in mid-December (60 days after second reading). It will apply to tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins and "other similar tangible personal property designed for hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle" purchased in city limits, according to the ordinance.

Council listed the sales tax exemption among its 31 priorities for 2021-23. It will save an estimated 47,500 Fort Collins residents who menstruate an average of a few dollars a year and cost the city an estimated $110,000 in lost revenue from sales tax. The city's sales tax is 3.85%, and people who menstruate spend an average of $60 a year on menstrual products.