MA H1640

Bill

Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives

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 authorize municipalities to assess certain taxes for financing regional transportation needs and investments. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes municipalities in Massachusetts to assess certain taxes, such as a payroll, sales, property, or vehicle excise tax, to finance regional transportation needs and investments. The bill establishes a process for municipalities to form a district with other municipalities to jointly impose and manage the tax surcharge. The revenue generated from the tax surcharge must be used for transportation-related purposes, including maintaining, repairing, planning, designing, financing, operating, improving, and constructing public transportation and transit systems, roads, bridges, bikeways, and pedestrian pathways. The bill also creates a Massachusetts Local and Regional Transportation Trust Fund to receive and distribute the revenue from the surcharge on sales or payroll taxes.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (42)

Brian Ashe (D), Christine Barber (D), Michael Brady (D), Thomas Calter (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Dan Donahue (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Paul Heroux (D), Dan Hunt (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Stephen Kulik (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Joan Meschino (D), Mike Moore (D), Brian Murray (D), Sarah Peake (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Frank Smizik (D), José Tosado (D), John Velis (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1551 (on 05/11/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1640

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1640
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1640.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H123	Relative to planning boards' approval of subdivision plans	Accompanied a study order, see H4563	Similar To
H1457	Further regulating employee benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1581	Ensuring consistent reimbursement of PILOT funding	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1608	Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1613	To reduce taxes generated by charitable raffles and bazaars	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H3819	Requiring certain electronic toll collection fee notifications by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	No further action taken	Similar To
H4093	To ensure compliance with federal standards regarding the handling of federal tax information	Accompanied a new draft, see H4441	Similar To
S1525	Relative to the small commercial tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1551	Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S1741	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1948	Relative to motorcycle parking	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S1967	Designating certain portions of state highway as the Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. memorial highway	New draft substituted, see S2193	Similar To
S2124	Improving real property tax abatements, application deadlines, and deferrals	Reprinted as amended, see S2135	Similar To
S2356	Similar Bills	see H2623	Similar To
S2358	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters	Reported (in part) by S2006	Similar To
S2410	Honoring and recognizing the heroism of Rosa Parks	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 423 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2670	Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To

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