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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Biele

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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 friends and family rate.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act establishing a friends and family rate.

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 1 of Chapter 64G, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the words “the commissioner of revenue” the following:-

“Friends and Family Rate”, rooms rented to employees of an operator of a hotel or motel, and relatives and friends of employees at a rate determined by the operator.

SECTION 2. Section 3 of Chapter 64G, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the words “$15 per day or its equivalent” the following:-

An excise for rooms rented under a friends and family rate shall be based solely on the rate determined by the operator.