HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1816        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1673

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

F. Jay Barrows, (BY REQUEST)

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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 relative to the excise tax on malt beverages.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Chief Ed O'Leary

8 Chestnut St  Foxboro, MA 02035

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1816        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1673

By Mr. Barrows of Mansfield (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1673) of Ed O'Leary for legislation to increase the excise tax on malt beverages.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2684 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the excise tax on malt beverages.

 

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: Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the excise tax on Malt beverages, as described in Section 21 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws (a) shall be increased to:  for each barrel of 31 gallons of aforesaid malt beverages at the rate of nineteen dollars and eighty cents (19.80) per barrel aforesaid. 

      SECTION 2: A special trust fund shall be established within the Commonwealth where all new revenue from the excise tax increase on malt beverages shall be deposited and apportioned:

Two dollars (2.00) per barrel of said increase shall be allocated to fund the operations of Massachusetts Criminal Justice Committee, not less than eight (8) million; with the balance of said increase fourteen dollars and fifty cents (14.50), to be distributed to cities and towns as local aid based on amount of malt beverages sold or dispensed in said community.

      SECTION 3: Each municipality in the Commonwealth must direct a portion of the revenues gained through this legislation to be used in conjunction with youth orientated education programs that focus on at conflict resolution and drug and alcohol abuse prevention.