MA S1972 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-12-22 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-12-22 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation to allow cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals. Revenue.
Title
To allow cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2025-10-28 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium |
| 2025-07-14 | Joint | Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD |
| 2025-07-11 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1972 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1972.pdf |
