Senate Bill No. 494

(By Senators Bailey, Bowman, Kessler, Minard, Boley, Deem, Oliverio, Mitchell, Schoonover, McKenzie, Sprouse and Minear)

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[Introduced February 10, 1999;

referred to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to repeal section fourteen, article twenty-seven, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to provider taxes on optometrists.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 27. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TAXES.

§1. Repeal of section relating to provider taxes on optometrists.
Section fourteen, article twenty-seven, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, is hereby repealed.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the provider tax on optometrists.