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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3918 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3071
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day, (BY REQUEST)
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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 the uniform sales tax.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Vincent Lawrence Dixon60 Lake Street Unit N, Winchester, MA
01890
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3918 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
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By Representative Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3071) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon relative to the sales tax. Revenue.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to the uniform sales tax.
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. The Massachusetts General Laws are hereby amended by inserting the
2 following new chapter:
3 1.) An Act to improve the fairness of sales tax collections, and revenue sources of The
4Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
5 2.) All Lottery Tickets sold by the Massachusetts State Lottery, and/or in multi-state
6agreement, in relation to other Lottery Pools, shall have normal sales taxes applied to the
7transactions, as would be the case with other goods and services, in The Commonwealth of
8Massachusetts.
9 3.) These provisions, are adopted, for the purposes of consistency, of commercial
10transactions across the Commonwealth. They also recognize that there exists some degree of
11inequality, and unfairness, if significant retail transactions, do not collect uniform sales tax
12revenue, at the point of sale, and/or other transaction. 2 of 2
13 4.) In the context, of significant, and substantial reductions in funding, in the event of
14public emergencies, and in the reality of successful state lottery operations, there is no longer a
15need to provide promotional advantage, or incentive, to a discretionary commercial activity, that
16is an established part of the economy.
17 5.) It is in the interests of public policy, that a discretionary activity, that is effectively, of
18some economically regressive aspect, not receive any preferential public government advantage.