Louisville Judge Hears Arguments in Challenge to Sales Tax on Period Products - The Lexington Times

Louisville judge hears arguments in challenge to sales tax on period products

Tampons and pads for menstrual bleeding.(Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)LOUISVILLE — Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Kentucky’s sales tax on period products.  This comes months after two women, Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis, sued the state over the 6% sales tax on menstrual products like tampons and pads, saying it was “arbitrary and irrational…

Louisville judge hears arguments in challenge to sales tax on period products - The Lexington Times

By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern · July 16, 2026 LOUISVILLE — Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Kentucky’s sales tax on period products.  This comes months after two women, Alex Baldon and Skylar Davis, sued the state over the 6% sales tax on menstrual products like tampons and pads, saying it was “arbitrary and irrational” as well as unconstitutional.…