By Mr. Torrisi of North Andover, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3144) of David M. Torrisi and Alice K. Wolf for legislation to exempt purchases of over-the-counter medicines and nutritional supplements on prescriptions from imposition of the sales tax.  Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

David M. Torrisi

Alice K. Wolf

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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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. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 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.