{"Title":"An Act to promote civic engagement in setting the income tax rate","BillNumber":"S1777","DocketNumber":"SD193","GeneralCourtNumber":191,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"BET0","Name":"Bruce E. Tarr","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/191/LegislativeMembers/BET0","ResponseDate":"2019-01-10T12:15:11.703"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"BET0","Name":"Bruce E. Tarr","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/191/LegislativeMembers/BET0","ResponseDate":"2019-01-10T12:15:11.7033333"},{"Id":"DFH0","Name":"Donald F. Humason, Jr.","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/191/LegislativeMembers/DFH0","ResponseDate":"2019-01-31T13:27:02.01"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/191/Documents/S1777/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":"By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1777) of Bruce E. Tarr and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to promote civic engagement in setting the income tax rate.  Revenue.","DocumentText":"\tSECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 4 of chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:- “Part B taxable income shall not be taxed at a rate of more than 5.3 per cent unless said rate is approved by the initiative petition process provided for in Articles XLVIII, LXXIV and LXXXI of the Amendments of the Massachusetts Constitution.”\r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[{"Action":"Accompanied","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J26","GeneralCourtNumber":191,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/191/Committees/J26"},"Votes":[]}],"Amendments":[]}