Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1079 Primary Sponsor:Ryberg Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Sales tax exempt, medicine donated for research Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:JIC/5370HC.94 Introduced Date:19940125 Date of Last Amendment:19940317 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940323 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Ryberg Wilson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 1079 House 19940323 Introduced, read first time, 30 referred to Committee 1079 Senate 19940322 Read third time, sent to House 1079 Senate 19940317 Amended, read second time 1079 Senate 19940316 Committee Report: Favorable 06 with amendment 1079 Senate 19940125 Introduced, read first time, 06 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 17, 1994
S. 1079
S. Printed 3/17/94--S.
Read the first time January 25, 1994.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT MEDICINE DONATED BY ITS MANUFACTURER TO A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES OR FOR TREATMENT OF INDIGENT PATIENTS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-36-2120(28) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(28) (a) medicine and prosthetic devices sold by prescription, and free samples of prescription medicine distributed by its manufacturer and any use of these free samples;
(b) hypodermic needles, insulin, alcohol swabs, and blood sugar testing strips sold to diabetics under the authorization and direction of a physician;
(c) medicine donated by its manufacturer to a public institution of higher education for research or for the treatment of indigent patients; and
(d) dental prosthetic devices;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the second month following approval by the Governor.