A Palm Harbor Girl Scout troop is waiting for the governor to sign legislation that would add pet supplies to the 2022 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.

If signed, some of the tax-exempt items would include pet food, manual can openers, leashes, collars, muzzles, cat litter, pet disposal bags, portable pet carriers, and hamster and rabbit bedding. All the items would have to be below a certain price. The eligible items are included in the states $112 billion budget, which is awaiting the Governor's signature. 

The Girl Scouts from Troop 60601 first discovered pet items were not included on the hurricane tax-exempt list while they were working on a service project for their Silver award, the highest award for their age-group.  

Scout Chloe Hull has three dogs and said she wants to make sure they're protected.

"Dogs are as much family members as humans are, right?" Hull said. 

Hull created a brochure to make sure people know what items they need for their household pets when there a storm comes. The troop also spearheaded an online petition and notified their state representative, House Speaker Chris Sprowls, of the discrepancy.

Sprowls invited the troop to speak in front of the Ways and Means Committee in Tallahassee in February. Then lawmakers eventually voted to add some pet supplies to the list of tax-exempt items for the hurricane sales tax holiday.

"I'd say we accomplished a lot," Hull said. 

"It makes me incredibly proud," said troop leader Kristin Crawford. "We just sent a letting thinking if something happens with it great, but we didn't expect this type of response to come back."

Under the legislation, the 2022 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs for two weeks, from May 28 through June 10.