SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2965

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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

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SENATE, February 26, 2026.

 The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill updating the unit pricing exemption threshold (Senate, No. 267), - reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2965).

For the committee,

 Michael J. Rodrigues

        FILED ON: 2/23/2026

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2965

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 updating the unit pricing exemption threshold.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

 Section 115A of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- For the purposes of this section, the calculation of a retail establishment’s sales volume shall exclude gross receipts from the sale of: (i) lottery tickets or shares sold pursuant to chapter 10; and (ii) prepaid gift cards or stored value cards, regardless of where any such card may be redeemed, which are sold to consumers at face value or a premium or discount thereto.