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MA H2864
MA H2864To improve the fairness of sales tax collections, and revenue sources of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the imposition of the sales tax on lottery tickets or multi-state agreement lottery pools. Revenue.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to impose sales tax on lottery tickets sold by the Massachusetts State Lottery or in multi-state lottery pools. The goal is to improve the fairness of sales tax collections and revenue sources for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bill notes that not subjecting lottery ticket sales to the same sales tax as other goods and services creates inequality and unfairness, especially given the substantial revenue generated by state lottery operations. The bill argues that there is no longer a need to provide a promotional advantage or incentive to this established commercial activity, and that applying consistent sales tax is in the public interest, as lotteries can be considered an economically regressive activity.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5043 (on 08/29/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2864 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2864.pdf |
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