Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3071 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3918 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3071
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Michael S. Day, (BY REQUEST)
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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 relative to the uniform sales tax.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Vincent Lawrence Dixon60 Lake Street Unit N, Winchester, MA
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17	17	1/17/2025 1 of 2
18	18	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3918 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
19	19	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3071
20	20	By Representative Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
21	21	3071) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon relative to the sales tax. Revenue.
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
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27	27	An Act relative to the uniform sales tax.
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. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the
31	31	2 following new chapter:
32	32	3 1.) An Act to improve the fairness of sales tax collections, and revenue sources of The
33	33	4Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
34	34	5 2.) All Lottery Tickets sold by the Massachusetts State Lottery, and/or in multi-state
35	35	6agreement, in relation to other Lottery Pools, shall have normal sales taxes applied to the
36	36	7transactions, as would be the case with other goods and services, in The Commonwealth of
37	37	8Massachusetts.
38	38	9 3.) These provisions, are adopted, for the purposes of consistency, of commercial
39	39	10transactions across the Commonwealth. They also recognize that there exists some degree of
40	40	11inequality, and unfairness, if significant retail transactions, do not collect uniform sales tax
41	41	12revenue, at the point of sale, and/or other transaction. 2 of 2
42	42	13 4.) In the context, of significant, and substantial reductions in funding, in the event of
43	43	14public emergencies, and in the reality of successful state lottery operations, there is no longer a
44	44	15need to provide promotional advantage, or incentive, to a discretionary commercial activity, that
45	45	16is an established part of the economy.
46	46	17 5.) It is in the interests of public policy, that a discretionary activity, that is effectively, of
47	47	18some economically regressive aspect, not receive any preferential public government advantage.