HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1196 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1599
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Shaunna L. O'Connell and Geoff Diehl
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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 establishing a 1-year waiting period for new taxes.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/18/2017 |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | 1/27/2017 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/24/2017 |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
James J. Lyons, Jr. | 18th Essex | 1/26/2017 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1196 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1599
By Representatives O'Connell of Taunton and Diehl of Whitman, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1599) of Shaunna L. O'Connell, Geoff Diehl and others for legislation to require a one-year waiting period after passage of an act creating new taxes for said taxes to become effective. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2641 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act establishing a 1-year waiting period for new taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 58 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 52. No new tax shall be collected, assessed or payable until 1 year after the passage of the act in which the new tax was created.