Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Monday, September 29, 2025
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Sales & Excise Taxes

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed in this hearing notice are required to be reported on by November 28, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Revenue page, https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J26/Hearings.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSION

Submitting Testimony for House Bills | Email: Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov

Mailing Address:

Chair Adrian Madaro

Joint Committee on Revenue

ATTN: Anestis Kalaitzidis

24 Beacon St, Room 34

Boston, MA 02133

Submitting Testimony for Senate Bills | Email: JointCommittee.Revenue@malegislature.gov

Mailing Address:

Chair James Eldridge

Joint Committee on Revenue

ATTN: David Emer

24 Beacon St, Room 511-C

Boston, MA 02133

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

The deadline to submit written testimony is 53 days from the date of the hearing. This will ensure that the committee has time to review all testimony before the deadline to act on the bills being considered.

IN-PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY AND REMOTE SIGN-UP

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up can be done via this form. For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing. This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Adrian Madaro.

The deadline to sign up to testify is the day before the hearing at 12:00 PM.

REPORTING DEADLINE

All House matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than November 28, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to House Rule 27.

All Senate matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than December 3, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to Joint Rule 10.

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: The Committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. Requests for services should be submitted by completing the state house accessibility form, https://malegislature.gov/StateHouse/AccessibilityForm/. You may also make a request by email to: Carl Richardson at (carl.richardson@mass.gov).

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 9-29-2025	9/29/2025 1:00 PM	01:54:19

Sales & Excise Taxes 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3019	An Act exempting certain fraternal organizations from the tax of sales of alcoholic beverages	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3024	An Act relative to a sales tax exemption for animal medication prescribed by veterinarians	Michelle L. Badger
H.3065	An Act relative to contractor rental equipment	Mark J. Cusack
H.3067	An Act relative to oral nicotine products	Mark J. Cusack
H.3071	An Act relative to the uniform sales tax	Michael S. Day
H.3074	An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3075	An Act relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole	Marjorie C. Decker
H.3082	An Act establishing an excise tax on guns and ammunition	Mindy Domb
H.3123	An Act relative to the repeal of the sales tax exemption for aircraft	Natalie M. Higgins
H.3145	An Act relative to the gradual elimination of the inventory tax	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3148	An Act relative to rolling stock	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3160	An Act relative to the sales tax	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.3170	An Act relative to lowering the sales tax to 5%	Marc T. Lombardo
H.3189	An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance	Paul McMurtry
H.3195	An Act regarding a sales tax exemption	Frank A. Moran
H.3199	An Act to establish a sales tax exemption for earth day	Michael J. Moran
H.3208	An Act establishing a sales tax on digital advertising services	Francisco E. Paulino
H.3225	An Act relative to sales tax exemption	David M. Rogers
H.3267	An Act relative to a sales tax exemption for the needs of young children	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3268	An Act providing for certain sales and use tax exemptions	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3281	An Act relative to the taxation of inventory in manufacturing	Jonathan D. Zlotnik
H.4050	An Act to amend the General Laws, in relation to promoting the health and well-being of the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by establishing a comprehensive framework supporting public health and safety through regulated adult use, support services, and cultivation of psilocybin-containing fungi; and providing for taxation and appropriation thereof	Patrick Joseph Kearney
S.1923	An Act to repeal the sales tax exemption for aircraft	Michael J. Barrett
S.1943	An Act relative to rolling stock	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1945	An Act to impose an excise tax on oral nicotine products	John J. Cronin
S.1949	An Act relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole	Julian Cyr
S.1978	An Act relative to the inventory tax	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1982	An Act exempting residential security systems from sales tax	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1992	An Act repealing advance sales tax payments	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1993	An Act amending advance sales tax payment penalties	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2005	An Act authorizing an excise tax credit for eligible semiconductor companies	Barry R. Finegold
S.2020	An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction by increasing the tax on cigarettes	John F. Keenan
S.2028	An Act relative to the sales tax	Jason M. Lewis
S.2040	An Act clarifying occupancy excise and internet hotel room resellers	Mark C. Montigny
S.2078	An Act relative to exempting certain medical supplies from the state sales tax	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2081	An Act relative to the taxation of rolling stock	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2082	An Act relative to the taxation of rolling stock for trucking and railcars	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2086	An Act relative to sales tax reduction to 5%	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2095	An Act to establish a vendors’ collection allowance	John C. Velis

Present (9)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (2)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

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