Bill Text: MA S1339 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to room occupancy local excise tax
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/7 at 10:00 AM in Gardner Auditorium [S1339 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1339-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Karen E. Spilka
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Increase the Local Excise Tax for Lodging .
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
David P. Linsky |
5th Middlesex |
Thomas P. Conroy |
13th Middlesex |
Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
Pam Richardson |
6th Middlesex |
Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01795 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Increase the Local Excise Tax for Lodging.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3A of Chapter 64G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 5 by striking out the words “four per cent” and inserting in place thereof the following : “five per cent”.
SECTION 2. Section 3A of Chapter 64G of the General Laws is hereby amended in line 10 by striking out the number and words “4.5 per cent” and inserting in place thereof the following: “five and one-half per cent.”