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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1230 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 733 |
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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 | | Lydia Edwards |
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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 providing a delivery network company surcharge for small businesses and EJ |
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| 13 | 13 | | communities. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1230 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 733 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Ms. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 733) of Lydia Edwards for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation to provide a delivery network company surcharge for small businesses and EJ |
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| 21 | 21 | | communities. Financial Services. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act providing a delivery network company surcharge for small businesses and EJ |
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| 28 | 28 | | communities. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1: Section 1 of Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2016 is hereby amended by adding |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2the following definition: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 “Delivery Network Company”, a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4entity that utilizes a digital network to assign couriers to provide pre-arranged delivery services |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5within the Commonwealth. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 SECTION 2: Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2016 is hereby further amended by adding the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7following section: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 Section 24. (a) There shall be established within the department a division that shall be |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9under the general supervision and control of the commission and shall be under the control of a |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10director. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations and shall perform such functions as |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11necessary for the administration, implementation and enforcement of chapter 159A. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 (b) Annually, not later than February 1, each delivery network company shall submit to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13the director of the division established in section 23 of chapter 25 the number of deliveries from |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14the previous calendar year that originated in each city or town and the amount collected from |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15delivery-assessments. Notwithstanding any other law. The per-delivery assessment shall be as |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16follows: (i) a food delivery shall have a per-delivery assessment of $0.20; and (ii) a goods |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17delivery shall have a per-delivery assessment of $0.50; (iii) alcohol and marijuana shall have a |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18per-delivery assessment of $1.40 and provided further, that the per-delivery assessment shall be |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19based upon the pre-arranged delivery, as offered by the delivery network company and selected |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20by the consumer. Any delivery item subject to equity programs shall be exempt throughout the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21duration of the equity program. In addition, prescription medicine and medical devices are also |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22exempt. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23 Section 2MMMMM. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24 (c) The Transit Authority Fund under Section 23 of this Chapter shall be credited any |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25monies transferred under section 12 of chapter 159A and all monies credited to or transferred to |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26the fund from any other fund or source. Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27appropriation; provided, that 50 percent of the funds received shall be appropriated for the Equal |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28Employment Opportunity Division business and innovation fund for grants for small business in |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29underserved communities, facing displacement, and or hiring veterans or returning citizens; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | 30provided further, that 50 percent of the funds received shall be appropriated for the MBTA; |
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| 61 | 61 | | 31provided no less than 10 per cent of the funds collected by the MBTA to be expended for capital |
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| 62 | 62 | | 32or operating expenses of waterfront transportation, fare free bus transportation, and the low |
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| 63 | 63 | | 33income fare program. |
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