Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-1

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Tariff Pricing Transparency

Messrs. Moore, Montigny, Tarr and Brady moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:-

"SECTION __. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the attorney general shall promulgate regulations requiring that, in connection with any Advertising or marketing, solicitation, or offer of Sale that is Targeted To or results in a Sale in Massachusetts, misrepresenting or failing to disclose Clearly and Conspicuously, at the time of the initial presentation of the Total Price of any Product, or any subsequent presentation thereafter, the nature, purpose, and amount of any import fees, import charges, or other import duties that would be imposed on the transaction due to the purchase of that Product shall constitute an unfair and deceptive practice under section 2 of chapter 93A of the General Laws.

(b) The terms used in subsection (a) shall, unless context requires otherwise, have the same meaning as provided in 940 CMR 38.03, provided that import fees, import charges, or other import duties shall be itemized separately from the Total Price of any Product in accordance with subsection (a).

(c) For the purposes of this section, “import fees, import charges, or other import duties” shall mean, with respect to any products, merchandise, or goods imported into the United States, any: (1) ad valorem duty; (2) specific duty; and (3) other duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges, identified by the attorney general.

(d) The attorney general shall promulgate the regulations required under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the effective date of this act, provided that said regulations shall have an enforcement date that applies to acts committed or practices in force after the minimum reasonable time needed for compliance, as determined by the attorney general."