Amendment ID: S7-24

Amendment 24

Taxation Fiscal Impact Statement

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the order by inserting after Joint Rule 4A the following rule:-

“4B. All joint committees of the General Court when reporting on bills referred to them shall include a taxation impact statement prepared based on information collected under section 3A of chapter 29 of the General Laws, showing the fiscal impact of any change to fees or taxes in the proposed legislation.  Such taxation fiscal impact statement shall include the impact to the average taxpayer and to the economy of the commonwealth and shall be filed electronically in the office of the clerk to which the report is being made, and shall be promptly made available on the official website of the General Court.”