Senate Bill No. 42

(By Senators Bailey, Minard, Redd, Deem, Sprouse, Hunter,

McKenzie, Love, Kessler, Edgell, Helmick, Boley, Chafin,

Mitchell, Caldwell, Plymale, Bowman, Anderson, Rowe, Prezioso, Fanning and Minear)

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[Introduced January 9, 2002; 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twenty-seven, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, is hereby repealed.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.