Massachusetts Senate Bill 1974 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Engrossed on July 30 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-03 - Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill to promote sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification (Senate, No. 1541),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 1974) (Senator Richard J. Ross dissenting).

Providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification

Senate Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-03	House	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2015-07-30	Senate	Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #95 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-07-30	Senate	Read third (title changed)
2015-07-30	Senate	Rules suspended
2015-07-30	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2015-07-30	Senate	Substituted for S1541
2015-07-30	Senate	Amendment #5 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
2015-07-30	Senate	Ruling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 94 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-07-30	Senate	Point of Order (Tarr)
2015-07-30	Senate	Amendment #4 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
2015-07-30	Senate	Amendment #1 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #93 [Yeas 7 - Nays 31]
2015-07-30	Senate	Amendment #3 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #92 [Yeas 38 - Nays 0]
2015-07-30	Senate	Ruling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 91 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-07-30	Senate	Point of Order (Tarr)
2015-07-21	Senate	New draft of S1541
2015-07-21	Senate	Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

S1541 (Replaces) 2015-07-30 - New draft substituted, see S1974
S1554 (Similar To) 2016-05-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2290
H2629 (Similar To) 2016-09-26 - Accompanied a study order, see H4639
S1878 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2387
S506 (Similar To) 2016-06-23 - Accompanied a study order, see S2359
S383 (Similar To) 2016-03-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H4134
S1453 (Similar To) 2016-05-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2290
S1392 (Similar To) 2016-03-31 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S203 (Similar To) 2016-04-28 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2247

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1974
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1974.pdf