HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2869 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2494
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cory Atkins
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the sales tax..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire |
George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2869 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2494
By Ms. Atkins of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2494) of Ellen Story and George T. Ross relative to the sales tax on certain food products. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2669 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the 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:
SECTION 1. Subsection (h) of section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- “Food products” does not include limited nutritional items sold in all retail stores.
SECTION 2. Said chapter 64H is hereby further amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:-
Section 6A. Under the provisions of this chapter, a sales tax shall be imposed on the sale in any retail store of any food product that has limited nutritional value.
