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T. ROWE PRICE
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STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
Virginia Short-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund
Supplement to Prospectus dated July 1, 1995
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The following sentences will be added at the end of the footnotes
in Table 1 under "Transaction and Fund Expenses" on page 2 of the
prospectus.
Effective March 1, 1996, T. Rowe Price agreed to extend the
existing expense limitation of 0.65% for a period of two
years ending on February 28, 1998. Fees waived or expenses
paid or assumed under this agreement are subject to
reimbursement to T. Rowe Price by the Fund whenever the
Fund's expense ratio is below 0.65%; however, no
reimbursement will be made after February 29, 2000, or if it
would result in the expense ratio exceeding 0.65%.
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The date of this supplement is February 28, 1996.
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