HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2603

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Hogan

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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 in aid of libraries.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/24/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

2/3/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/24/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

 

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

 

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

 

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2603

By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2603) of Kate Hogan and others relative to a sales tax exemption for the sale of used books and other items sold by libraries for fundraising purposes.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2536 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 in aid of libraries.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after paragraph (tt):-

(uu) used books and other items sold by libraries and library friends groups for the purposes of raising money to be used for library purposes.