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.”            

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