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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1974 189th (2015 - 2016)

An Act providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification

The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill to promote sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification (Senate, No. 1541),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 1974) (Senator Richard J. Ross dissenting).

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Bill History

Displaying 16 actions for Bill S.1974
Date Branch Action
7/21/2015 Senate Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
7/21/2015 Senate New draft of S1541
7/30/2015 Senate Point of Order (Tarr)
7/30/2015 Senate Ruling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 91 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
7/30/2015 Senate Amendment #3 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #92 [Yeas 38 - Nays 0]
7/30/2015 Senate Amendment #1 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #93 [Yeas 7 - Nays 31]
7/30/2015 Senate Amendment #5 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
7/30/2015 Senate Point of Order (Tarr)
7/30/2015 Senate Ruling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 94 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
7/30/2015 Senate Substituted for S1541
7/30/2015 Senate Ordered to a third reading
7/30/2015 Senate Rules suspended
7/30/2015 Senate Read third (title changed)
7/30/2015 Senate Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #95 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
8/3/2015 House Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
1/3/2017 House No further action taken

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