HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2181 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2592
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jonathan Hecht
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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 revising sales taxes on motor vehicles and bicycles.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2181 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2592
By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2592) of Jonathan Hecht for legislation to further regulate the sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain motor vehicles and bicycles. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1692 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act revising sales taxes on motor vehicles and bicycles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of Chapter 64H is hereby amended by inserting after the words “6.25 percent”, the words “, or in the case of motor vehicles as defined in Section One of Chapter 90, eight percent,”.
Section 6 of Chapter 64H is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsections:
“(yy) Sales of motor vehicles up to five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars of the sales price and sales of hybrid or electric powered motor vehicles up to eleven thousand five hundred dollars of the sales price”
“(zz) Sales of bicycles up to two thousand dollars of the sales price.