HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 745        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2825

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Higgins

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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:

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/17/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

1/26/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/27/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/27/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/9/2023

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/15/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

12/4/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 745        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2825

By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2825) of Natalie M. Higgins 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. 2937 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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 as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

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