HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1309 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1725
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Torrisi
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to exempt medicines from the sales tax.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
David M. Torrisi | 14th Essex | 1/20/2011 |
Joyce A. Spiliotis | 12th Essex | 2/1/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1309 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1725
By Mr. Torrisi of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1725) of David M. Torrisi and Joyce A. Spiliotis for legislation to exempt purchases of over-the-counter medicines and nutritional supplements on prescriptions from imposition of the sales tax. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2935 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act to exempt medicines from the sales tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Subsection (l) of section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 171 by inserting after the phrase “sales of insulin;” the following:— sales of over-the-counter medicines including brand name and generic drugs and medicines and nutritional supplements on prescriptions of registered physicians