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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3207 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Francisco E. Paulino |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to modify the revenue requirements for smoking bars. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Francisco E. Paulino16th Essex1/15/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2278 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3207 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Paulino of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3207) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Francisco E. Paulino for legislation to modify the revenue requirements for smoking bars. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to modify the revenue requirements for smoking bars. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 22 of Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “equal to or greater than 51%” and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3inserting in place thereof the following words: “equal to or greater than 33%.” |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. Section 22 of Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as so amended, is further |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5amended by inserting after the word “products” the following new paragraph: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 “Smoking bars that qualify under this section shall comply with all applicable health and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7safety standards promulgated by the Department of Public Health, including but not limited to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8regulations concerning ventilation, the safety of employees, and the protection of patrons from |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9secondhand smoke exposure.” |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 SECTION 3. Section 22 of Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as so amended, is further |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 “Smoking bars shall submit a quarterly declaration to the Department of Revenue to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13demonstrate that revenue generated from the sale of tobacco products meets or exceeds the 33% |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14threshold of total combined revenue. The quarterly report shall include a breakdown of revenue |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15derived from the sale of tobacco products, food, and beverages to confirm continued compliance |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16with the 33% revenue requirement.” |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage. |
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