MA H1540

Bill

Relative to promoting energy efficiency

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 promote energy efficiency by exempting certain equipment from the sales tax and exempting certain public construction projects from labor laws. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote energy efficiency by exempting certain equipment from sales tax and exempting certain public construction projects from labor laws. Specifically, it amends the state's sales tax law to exempt sales of equipment that reduces energy use in buildings, and it exempts public building projects for energy efficiency that cost less than $250,000 and achieve at least a 15% energy reduction from the state's labor laws. The bill provides the tax commissioner with the authority to promulgate regulations to implement the sales tax exemption.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (20)

Thomas Calter (D), William Crocker (R), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Randy Hunt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Joe McKenna (R), Leonard Mirra (R), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Sarah Peake (D), Dave Vieira (R), Timothy Whelan (R), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4244 (on 02/22/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1540

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1540
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1540.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1649	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H1656	Creating the state guarantee fund for default on public construction surety bond payments	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1702	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1703	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1732	Relative to energy efficiency education	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H4244	House study order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1510	Providing home energy efficiency audits as a benefit of employment	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1714	To increase courthouse energy efficiency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1843	Further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S1862	Establishing an energy efficiency pilot program	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S1881	Relative to energy efficiency improvements	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To

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