S 1972

Massachusetts Senate bill in Session 194.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: December 22, 2025.

An Act to allow cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals.

Bill ID MA-194-S-1972
Session 194
Status in_committee
Committee Senate Ways and Means
Senate in_committee 2025-12-22
Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Section 2 of chapter 64L of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “cent”, in line 4, the following words:- or ...

Sponsor
Eldridge, James B.
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-12-22 Status in_committee
2025-12-22 Latest Action Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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