Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2861 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3101 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2861
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Kay Khan
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act increasing the excise tax on alcoholic beverages.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kay Khan11th Middlesex1/19/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/13/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex3/1/2023 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3101 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2861
18	18	By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2861) of Kay
19	19	Khan and others for legislation to increase the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Revenue.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE HOUSE, NO. 2973 OF 2021-2022.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act increasing the excise tax on alcoholic beverages.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the
31	31	2contrary, the excise on alcohol as described in section 21 of chapter 138 of the General Laws is
32	32	3hereby amended by striking out, in subsection (a) , the words “three dollars and thirty cents” and
33	33	4inserting in place thereof the following words:- “six dollars and sixty cents”.
34	34	5 SECTION 2. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
35	35	6(b), the word “three cents” and inserting in place thereof the following word:— “six cents”.
36	36	7 SECTION 3. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
37	37	8(c), the words “fifty-five cents” and inserting in place thereof the following word:— “one dollar
38	38	9and ten cents”. 2 of 3
39	39	10 SECTION 4. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
40	40	11(d), the words “seventy cents” and inserting in place thereof the following words:— “one dollar
41	41	12and forty cents”.
42	42	13 SECTION 5. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
43	43	14(e), the words “one dollar and ten cents” and inserting in place thereof the following words: —
44	44	15“two dollars and twenty cents”.
45	45	16 SECTION 6. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
46	46	17(f), the words “four dollars and five cents” and inserting in place thereof the following words:—
47	47	18“eight dollars and ten cents”.
48	48	19 SECTION 7. Said Section 21 is hereby further amended by striking out, in subsection
49	49	20(g) , the words “four dollars and five cents” and inserting in place thereof the following words: —
50	50	21“eight dollars and ten cents”.
51	51	22 SECTION 8. Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
52	52	23inserting after section 35XX the new following section:-
53	53	24 SECTION 35YY. There shall be established and set up on the books of the
54	54	25commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the substance abuse health protection fund.
55	55	26There shall be credited to said fund all amounts collected under Section 21, subsections (a) to
56	56	27(g), of Chapter 138 from the sale of alcoholic beverages that are not considered to be sales of
57	57	28meals, together with any penalties, forfeitures, interest, costs of suits and fines collected in
58	58	29connection therewith, less all amounts refunded or abated in connection therewith, all as
59	59	30determined by the commissioner of revenue according to his best information and belief; any
60	60	31appropriation, grant, gift, or other contribution explicitly made to aid fund; and any income 3 of 3
61	61	32derived from the investment of amounts credited to said fund; 100 percent of the amounts
62	62	33credited to such fund shall be expended without further appropriation, by the department of
63	63	34public health to provide funding, or supplement existing levels of funding, for the following
64	64	35purposes:-
65	65	36 (a) For a comprehensive substance abuse treatment program, to be administered by the
66	66	37department of public health, for the treatment of individuals who are dependent on or addicted to
67	67	38alcohol or controlled substances, and who lack public or private health insurance that would
68	68	39provide coverage for such treatment.
69	69	40 (b) Subject to the approval of the department of public health, for comprehensive
70	70	41school health education programs to be administered by the department of education; provided
71	71	42that such programs shall incorporate information relating to the hazards of alcohol and controlled
72	72	43substance use; and
73	73	44 (c) Subject to the approval of the department of public health, for substance abuse
74	74	45treatment programs administered by the office of community corrections, the department of
75	75	46corrections, the department of children and families, the department of youth services, and the
76	76	47office of the commissioner of probation;
77	77	48 (d) For community and workplace-based and community substance abuse prevention
78	78	49and drinking cessation programs, for substance abuse-related public service advertising and for
79	79	50drug and alcohol education program, to be administered by the department of public health.
80	80	51 The commissioner of public health shall annually file a report with the house and senate
81	81	52committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health detailing the activity of
82	82	53the fund.