MA S1650

Bill

Reducing the sales tax to 5 percent

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to reduce the sales tax to 5 percent. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to reduce the sales tax in Massachusetts from 6.25% to 5.8% effective August 1, 2018, then further reduce it to 5.4% effective August 1, 2019, and finally to 5% effective August 1, 2020. The bill amends Sections 2 of Chapters 64H and 64I of the Massachusetts General Laws to implement these sales tax reductions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

David DeCoste (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Richard Ross (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2497 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1650

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1650
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1650.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1484	Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1498	Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	Accompanied a new draft, see H3664	Similar To
H1578	Relative to lowering the sales tax to 5%	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1612	Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1619	Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	Accompanied a new draft, see H3664	Similar To
H3316	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3341	Regarding a sales tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H4114	For a law relative to reducing the burden of sales and use taxes and requiring a sales tax free weekend	No further action taken	Similar To
S1594	Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1643	Relative to vehicle registration and sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1672	Relative to the sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S198	Relative to a permanent annual sales tax holiday	Accompanied a study order, see H4584	Similar To
S2497	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue matters	Reported (in part) by S1507	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1484

Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1498

Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions

Accompanied a new draft, see H3664

Similar To

H1578

Relative to lowering the sales tax to 5%

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1612

Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1619

Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions

Accompanied a new draft, see H3664

Similar To

H3316

Relative to growing the creative economy

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3341

Regarding a sales tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H4114

For a law relative to reducing the burden of sales and use taxes and requiring a sales tax free weekend

No further action taken

Similar To

S1594

Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1643

Relative to vehicle registration and sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1672

Relative to the sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S198

Relative to a permanent annual sales tax holiday

Accompanied a study order, see H4584

Similar To

S2497

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue matters

Reported (in part) by S1507

Replaced by

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