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A89, R103, H3297
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Harrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11140ac05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 275
Introduced in the House on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 20, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 20, 2005
Became law without Governor's signature, May 31, 2005
Summary: Prescriptions for rheumatoid arthritis exempt from tax
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/12/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-76
1/12/2005 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-76
4/13/2005 House Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-9
4/19/2005 House Read second time HJ-69
4/20/2005 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
4/20/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
4/20/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-7
5/18/2005 Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-18
5/19/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-48
5/19/2005 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day SJ-48
5/20/2005 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
5/24/2005 Ratified R 103 SJ-32
5/31/2005 Became law without Governor's signature
6/2/2005 Copies available
6/2/2005 Effective date 07/01/05
6/7/2005 Act No. 89
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A89, R103, H3297)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, SO AS TO ALSO INCLUDE IN THIS EXEMPTION, PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Sales tax exemption for prescription rheumatoid arthritis medications
SECTION 1. Section 12-36-2120(28)(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 3.PP of Act 69 of 2003, is further amended to read:
"(a) medicine and prosthetic devices sold by prescription, prescription medicines used to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, prescription medicines and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, or related diseases, including prescription medicines used to relieve the effects of any such treatment, free samples of prescription medicine distributed by its manufacturer and any use of these free samples;"
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2005.
Ratified the 24th day of May, 2005.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/31/05.
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