HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3059        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2998

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc T. Lombardo

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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 meals tax holiday.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/21/2011

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/22/2011

Ryan C. Fattman

18th Worcester

2/4/2011

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

2/3/2011

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

2/4/2011

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/4/2011

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/3/2011

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2011

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

2/3/2011

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2011

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

2/4/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/4/2011

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3059        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2998

By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica,  a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2998) of Marc T. Lombardo and others for legislation to annually suspend the imposition of the meals tax, so called, for the dates of March 20 to 26.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the meals tax holiday.

 

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 any general or special law to the contrary, for the days of March 20-26, of each year, inclusive,  the tax imposed upon meals pursuant to  chapter 64H of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 157 of chapter 27 of the Acts of 2009, shall be suspended. 

Section 2.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the days of March 20-26, of each year, a restaurant in the commonwealth shall not add to the sales price or collect from a customer an excise upon sales of meals.  The commissioner of revenue shall not require any restaurant to collect and pay excise upon sales of meals purchased on March 20-26, of each year.  An excise erroneously or improperly collected during the days of March 20-26, of each year, shall be remitted to the department of revenue. 

Section 3.  Reporting requirements imposed upon restaurants by law or regulation, including, but not limited to, the requirements for filing returns required by chapter 62C of the General Laws, shall remain in effect for sales on the days of March 20-26, of each year. 

Section 4.  On or before December 31, of each year, the commissioner of revenue shall certify to the comptroller the amount of sales tax forgone, as well as new revenue raised from person and corporate income taxes and other sources, pursuant to this Act.  The commissioner shall file a report with the joint committee on revenue and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing by fund the amounts under general and special laws governing the distribution of revenues under Chapter 64H of the General Laws which would have been deposited in each fund, without this act. 

Section 5.  The commissioner of revenue shall issue instructions or forms, or promulgate rules or regulations, necessary for the implementation of this act. 

Section 6.   No part of this act shall affect the provisions of chapter 64L of the General Laws, as most recently added by section 60 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009.