MA S1914

Bill

To promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks

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 to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to impose an excise tax on sugary drinks in Massachusetts. The tax would be tiered, with beverages containing more than 7.5 grams of sugar per 12 fluid ounces taxed at $0.01 per ounce, and those with 30 grams or more of sugar per 12 ounces taxed at $0.02 per ounce. The revenue from the tax would be deposited into a new Commonwealth Health Promotion Fund, which would be used to fund initiatives related to improving access to community healthcare, expanding the SNAP Healthy Incentive Program, supporting nutrition programs in schools and early education facilities serving low-income communities, and improving water access in those settings. The bill also establishes a Commonwealth Health Promotion Advisory Board to advise on the administration and allocation of the fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (15)

Jason Lewis (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Angelo Puppolo (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1914

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1914
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1914.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2972	To promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Accompanied a study order, see H5279	Similar To
H3766	Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3767	Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3901	Authorizing the town of Mendon to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3989	To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4008	Repealing certain tax expenditures	Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4049	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill repealing certain tax expenditures (see House, No. 4008). August 3, 2021	See H4008	Similar To
H4107	Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4866	Resolutions designating August 13th and 14th, 2022 as the sales tax holiday	Adopted	Similar To
H5250	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1807	Relative to excise tax repayments	No further action taken	Similar To
S1911	Relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code	Accompanied a new draft, see H4997	Similar To
S1930	Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1932	Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2512	Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2526	Relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2972

To promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks

Accompanied a study order, see H5279

Similar To

H3766

Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3767

Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3901

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3989

To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4008

Repealing certain tax expenditures

Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4049

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill repealing certain tax expenditures (see House, No. 4008). August 3, 2021

See H4008

Similar To

H4107

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

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4866

Resolutions designating August 13th and 14th, 2022 as the sales tax holiday

Adopted

Similar To

H5250

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1807

Relative to excise tax repayments

No further action taken

Similar To

S1911

Relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code

Accompanied a new draft, see H4997

Similar To

S1930

Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1932

Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2512

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2526

Relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

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