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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1055 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3140
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel J. Hunt
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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 exempting veterans’ organizations from state and local meals tax.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/14/2025Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk2/8/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1055 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3140
By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3140) of Daniel
J. Hunt and Bruce J. Ayers relative to exempting certain veterans’ organizations from state and
local meals tax. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2838 OF 2023-2024.]
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 exempting veterans’ organizations from state and local meals 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 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “fifteen”, in line 434, the following words:- ; and
3meals served by a veterans’ organization; provided, that the meals are: (i) furnished without
4charge, (ii) served at a potluck event, as defined in section 328A of section 94; (iii) served at
5price equal to the cost of the component food; or (iv) served by a veterans’ organization for
6which the sale of meals accounts for less than 20 per cent of the veterans’ organization annual
7revenue.