Bill Text: MA H2744 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide an income tax deduction for the excessive costs of prescription drugs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/22 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2744 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2744-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing for an income tax deduction for prescription drug costs.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2911 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act providing for an income tax deduction for prescription drug
costs.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Paragraph
(a) of part B of Section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in
the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following
subparagraph:—
(14) An amount equal to the amount by which payments by the taxpayer for
prescription drugs exceeds 71/2 per cent of the taxpayers Massachusetts
adjusted gross income, exclusive of this deduction.