Amendment #1 to S175

Dempsey Amendment

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill by inserting the following section:  “SECTION 7. Not later than December 31, 2013, the commissioner of revenue shall certify to the comptroller the amount of foregone revenue from any sales tax holiday enacted by the General Court in calendar year 2013. Notwithstanding the last paragraph of section 2H of chapter 29 of the General Laws, for the purpose of compensating for that amount of foregone revenue the comptroller shall transfer to the General Fund such amount of foregone revenue, the proceeds of one-time settlements or judgements that would otherwise be transferred to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund, according to a schedule approved by the secretary of administration and finance and considering the cash flow needs of the commonwealth.”