MA H3933

Bill

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution An Initiative Petition for an Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth to Provide Resources for Education and Transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of One Million Dollars

Introduced
01/07/2016

In Committee
02/01/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Initiative petition of Marven-Rhode Hyppolite and others for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to Provide Resources for Education and Transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of One Million Dollars (House, No. 3933). Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution to create a new tax on high earners to fund education and transportation. Specifically, it would add a 4% tax on annual taxable income exceeding $1 million, with this threshold adjusted annually for inflation, similar to how federal income tax brackets are adjusted. The revenue generated from this additional tax would be exclusively dedicated to supporting quality public education, affordable public colleges and universities, and the repair and maintenance of roads, bridges, and public transportation, with these funds being subject to legislative appropriation. This measure is intended to apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Amendment agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #303 [YEAS 33 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #253 [YEAS 102 - NAYS 50] (on 05/18/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3933

(9 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3933
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3933.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2016	House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions	Order adopted, see H56	Similar To
H3333	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H3593	Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to the House ofRepresentatives [on certain questions ofLaw pertaining to the origin of a "moneyBill" in relation to the generalAppropriation bill for fiscal year 2016]	Placed on file	Similar To
H4176	An order (filed by Mr. Galvin of Canton) relative to special procedures for the consideration of the Initiative Amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars [House, No. 3933]	Adopted	Replaced by
H4727	A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools	Senate concurred	Similar To
H54	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S28	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Text of S21, printed as amended	Similar To
S50	Providing for an employee retirement incentive program	Passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S8	Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.		Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2016

House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions

Order adopted, see H56

Similar To

H3333

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2015

Similar To

H3593

Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to the House ofRepresentatives [on certain questions ofLaw pertaining to the origin of a "moneyBill" in relation to the generalAppropriation bill for fiscal year 2016]

Placed on file

Similar To

H4176

An order (filed by Mr. Galvin of Canton) relative to special procedures for the consideration of the Initiative Amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars [House, No. 3933]

Adopted

Replaced by

H4727

A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools

Senate concurred

Similar To

H54

Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013

Accompanied a study order, see H4367

Similar To

S28

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Text of S21, printed as amended

Similar To

S50

Providing for an employee retirement incentive program

Passed to be engrossed

Similar To

Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.

Similar To

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