MA S1886

Bill

MA S1886

Relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill provides emergency tax relief to unemployed workers in Massachusetts. It allows taxpayers who received unemployment compensation in 2020 or 2021 to pay any income taxes due on that compensation by December 31, 2022 without penalties or interest, up to 5% of the total compensation received. The bill also establishes a hardship tax forgiveness program for taxpayers whose household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, waiving any income taxes owed on their unemployment compensation for that year. The bill defines unemployment compensation as including various state and federal benefits received during the COVID-19 pandemic, and requires state agencies to provide notice and guidance to individuals about these provisions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (7)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Carol Doherty (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Maria Robinson (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5250 (on 10/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1886

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1886
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1886.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2882	Relative to fines on certain commercial and revenue property	No further action taken	Similar To
H3027	Relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H5250	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1202	Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1349	Relative to marijuana-related revenue in the town of Millbury	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1613	Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1619	Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1810	Relative to sunsetting tax expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S1920	Relative to the advanced payment of sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1931	Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates	Accompanied H2956	Similar To
S2140	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2233	To reduce gas leaks	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2484	Relative to third party settlement organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2508	Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zhang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance	Accompanied a new draft, see S2527	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S788	To establish the family caregiver tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5352	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2882

Relative to fines on certain commercial and revenue property

No further action taken

Similar To

H3027

Relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H5250

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1186

To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1202

Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules

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

Similar To

S1349

Relative to marijuana-related revenue in the town of Millbury

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S1613

Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations

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

Similar To

S1619

Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems

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

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S1810

Relative to sunsetting tax expenditures

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S1920

Relative to the advanced payment of sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1931

Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates

Accompanied H2956

Similar To

S2140

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2233

To reduce gas leaks

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S2473

Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2484

Relative to third party settlement organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2508

Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zhang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance

Accompanied a new draft, see S2527

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S788

To establish the family caregiver tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5352

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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