MA H2547

Bill

To exempt municipalities from the gas tax

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to exempt municipalities from the gas tax. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to exempt municipalities from the gas tax, which is a tax on the sale of fuel, including unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, by a distributor. The bill proposes to amend Section 12 of Chapter 64A of the General Laws to state that any sale of fuel to the Commonwealth, any state agency, or any municipality or its agencies shall be exempt from the per-gallon tax contained in this chapter.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

Angelo D'Emilia (R), Marc Lombardo (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5128 (on 11/19/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2547

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2547
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2547.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1804	Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H1838	To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions	Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services	Similar To
H2398	Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2481	Repealing the property tax exemption for Massport lessees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2495	In aid of libraries	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2514	Relative to exempting municipalities from the gas tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2542	Extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2570	Regarding a sales tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H3995	Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4476	Similar To
H4081	Authorizing the town of Arlington to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4477	Similar To
H4243	Authorizing the town of Reading to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5128	Study Order - Revenue matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H831	Relative to annual compliance fee exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1200	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2524	Similar To
S1641	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1977	Promoting clean energy storage	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S498	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S90	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1804

Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H1838

To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions

Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services

Similar To

H2398

Extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2481

Repealing the property tax exemption for Massport lessees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2495

In aid of libraries

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2514

Relative to exempting municipalities from the gas tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2542

Extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2570

Regarding a sales tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H3995

Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4476

Similar To

H4081

Authorizing the town of Arlington to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4477

Similar To

H4243

Authorizing the town of Reading to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5128

Study Order - Revenue matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H831

Relative to annual compliance fee exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1200

To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations

Accompanied a study order, see S2524

Similar To

S1641

Relative to growing the creative economy

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1977

Promoting clean energy storage

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S498

To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings

Accompanied S520

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S90

Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

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