1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1320 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3142 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. _________________ 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 exempting small businesses from the telecommunications tax. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/14/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1320 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3142 By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3142) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to exempting small businesses from the telecommunications tax. Revenue. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 2847 OF 2023-2024.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act relative to exempting small businesses from the telecommunications 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 2022 Official Edition, 2as most recently amended by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024, is hereby amended by adding the 3following new subsection:- 4 (bb) Any sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporate trust, 5corporation or other business that is: (i) independently owned and operated, (ii) qualifies as a 6small business under the criteria and size standards of the Small Business Administration 7regulations and (iii) employs fewer than 100 employees in the commonwealth or does under $2 8million of business annually for retail and service industries shall be exempt for any sales tax 9imposed on telecommunications services, as defined by section 1 of said chapter 64H.