HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1913        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2562

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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 trees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/17/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1913        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2562

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2562) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to taxation on sales of living trees used in commercial and residential landscapes.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1587 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 trees.

 

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.   Paragraph (p) of section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 41 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2014,  is hereby further amended by striking out, at the end of clause (3), the word “and”  .

SECTION 2.  Said paragraph (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 64H, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the following clause:-  ; and (5) sales of all living trees used in commercial and residential landscapes.