SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1561 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1586
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 relative to exempting certain medical supplies from the state sales tax.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1561 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1586
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1586) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to exempt certain medical supplies from the state sales tax. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1432 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to exempting certain medical supplies from the state 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. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in clause (l), by inserting after the word “insulin;” in line 171, the following words:- sales of blood test strips and lancets; sales of vitamin and mineral supplements when prescribed by a licensed physician;