Nevada prostitution tax voted down in Senate
Sen. Bob Coffin had hoped to ease Nevada's state budget by taxing patrons $5 for services by a prostitute in the approximately 30 legalized brothels in the state.
At 3 for and 4 against, the measure was perhaps the closest a prostitution tax has come to passing. It would have been temporary for only the next two years at an estimated $8 million.
Unfortunately, in addition to helping the state budget, the money would have also gone to assisting brothel workers by providing training and rehabilitation.
