HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2291        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1647

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Bradford Hill

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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 repealing the employer medical assistance contribution tax.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/24/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/17/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/17/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/30/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/31/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/28/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/28/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2291        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1647

By Messrs. Jones of North Reading and Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1647) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Bradford Hill and others relative to repealing the employer medical assistance contribution.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to repealing the employer medical assistance contribution tax.

 

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 8A of chapter 23H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking after the word “system”, in line 2, the following words:- , the contribution established under section 189A of chapter 149.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (a) of section 189 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “.51” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- .34.    

SECTION 3.  Paragraph 2 of subsection (d) of said section 189 of said chapter 149 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “.18” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- .12.

SECTION 4.  Paragraph 3 of said subsection (d) of section 189 of said chapter 149 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “.36” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- .24.

SECTION 5.  Said chapter 149 is hereby further amended by striking section 189A, in its entirety.   

SECTION 6. The director of unemployment assistance shall return all contributions paid by each employer in calendar year 2019 pursuant to section 189A of chapter 149 within 90 days of the passage of this act.  

SECTION 7.  This act shall take effect as of January 1, 2019.