HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1911 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2495
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kimberly N. Ferguson
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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 certain taxpayer protections regarding casino gaming.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/15/2015 |
Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex | 11/15/2019 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 11/15/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 11/15/2019 |
Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk | 11/15/2019 |
Leah Cole | 12th Essex | 11/15/2019 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 11/15/2019 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 11/15/2019 |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden | 11/15/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 11/15/2019 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 11/15/2019 |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester | 11/15/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1911 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2495
By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2495) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to the tax on gross gaming revenues, the waiting period for certain former public officials to be employed by gaming licensees and the prohibiting of financial assistance from state funds for gaming licensees. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2504 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to certain taxpayer protections regarding casino gaming.
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. Section 16 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended in section 55 of proposed chapter 23k, by adding the following subsection:- "(e) The commission shall not authorize a daily tax rate for any gaming license that is lower than the rates established in subsections (a) and (b) of this section as of the original effective date of this act.”
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no gaming licensee, affiliate, or close associate, or subsidiary of a gaming licensee, as defined by section 2 of chapter 23K, shall be eligible for or receive a financial assistance using taxpayer dollars from the Commonwealth.