MA H1498

Bill

Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to specify that the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices, such as cellular phones, shall be imposed on the price paid by the consumer at the point of sale of the device, rather than on the bundled price of the device and mobile telecommunications services.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (17)

Brian Ashe (D), Jay Barrows (R), James Cantwell (D), Josh Cutler (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Susan Gifford (R), Ken Gordon (D), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Elizabeth Malia (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Mike Moore (D), Jeff Roy (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Chris Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H3664 (on 05/04/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1498

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1498
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1498.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1478	Relative to the bundled cell phone taxation	Accompanied a new draft, see H3664	Similar To
H1484	Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1558	To promote sales tax fairness for main street retailers	Accompanied a new draft, see H3666	Similar To
H1612	Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1892	Requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving	Accompanied a new draft, see H3660	Similar To
H201	Prohibiting robocalls to all mobile telephone devices	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3316	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3664	Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
S1608	Providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1643	Relative to vehicle registration and sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1650	Reducing the sales tax to 5 percent	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
S2103	To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	No further action taken	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1478

Relative to the bundled cell phone taxation

Accompanied a new draft, see H3664

Similar To

H1484

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1558

To promote sales tax fairness for main street retailers

Accompanied a new draft, see H3666

Similar To

H1612

Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1892

Requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving

Accompanied a new draft, see H3660

Similar To

H201

Prohibiting robocalls to all mobile telephone devices

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3316

Relative to growing the creative economy

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3664

Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions

No further action taken

Replaced by

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

S1608

Providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1643

Relative to vehicle registration and sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1650

Reducing the sales tax to 5 percent

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

S2103

To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities

No further action taken

Similar To

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