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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2414 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John H. Rogers
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John H. Rogers12th Norfolk1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2414 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
By Representative Rogers of Norwood, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2935) of
John H. Rogers relative to the sales tax on bundled cellular telephone transactions. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3047 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2inserting the following new section:
3 (x) Allowances afforded to a purchaser in a bundled cellular telephone
4transaction, so-called. For the purposes of this subsection, allowances exempt from taxation
5shall be the difference between the amount the dealer charges for a particular telephone in a
6bundled transaction and the price the dealer would charge for that same telephone in an
7unbundled transaction.