PRINTER'S NO. 642
No. 580 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, G. SNYDER, J. L. WRIGHT, NOYE,
E. Z. TAYLOR, FOX, BURD, MRKONIC, PETRARCA, HERMAN, HALUSKA,
REBER, ANGSTADT, GEIST, LASHINGER, McHALE, FREEMAN, BUNT,
OLASZ AND BISHOP, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," adding an exclusion from sales and use tax.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
14 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by
15 adding a clause to read:
16 Section 204. Exclusions from Tax.--The tax imposed by
17 section 202 shall not be imposed upon
18 * * *
19 (47) The sale at retail or use of devices to test blood
20 glucose levels, including, but not limited to, reagent strips,
21 test pads and monitoring devices sold exclusively for the
1 testing of blood glucose levels.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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