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Event Detail – Joint Committee on Revenue

Status:Completed

Event Date:4/7/2011

Start Time:10:30 AM

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Event Description

Revenue Hearing

Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 S18 By Mr. Rosenberg, petition (accompanied by proposal, Senate, No. 18) of Stanley Rosenberg, James Eldridge, Jay Kaufman and other members of the General Court for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. Revenue. Stanley Rosenberg
2 S19 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 19) of James B. Eldridge, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jonathan Hecht and other members of the General Court for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to creating a progressive income tax. Revenue. James Eldridge
3 S1415 By Ms. Candaras, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1415) of Gale D. Candaras and Cory Atkins for legislation relative to certified appeal notices from the Department of Revenue. Revenue. Gale Candaras
4 S1447 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1447) of James B. Eldridge, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., William N. Brownsberger and Sheila C. Harrington for legislation to establish biannual tax independence reports. Revenue. James Eldridge
5 S1448 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1448) of James B. Eldridge, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., William N. Brownsberger, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a sunset for economic development tax expenditures. Revenue. James Eldridge
6 S1450 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1450) of James B. Eldridge, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., Geraldine M. Creedon, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation to apply the sales tax to certain retail sales over the internet. Revenue. James Eldridge
7 S1507 By Mr. Rosenberg, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1507) of Stanley C. Rosenberg for legislation to establish the local aidstabilization fund. Revenue. Stanley Rosenberg
8 S1534 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1534) of Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to the revenues of the Commonwealth. Revenue. Bruce Tarr
9 S1544 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1544) of Bruce E. Tarr, Paul Adams and Steven L. Levy for legislation to require fiscal responsibility. Revenue. Bruce Tarr
10 S1554 By Mr. Tolman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1554) of Steven A. Tolman for legislation to protect main street retailers and promote sales tax fairness in the Commonwealth. Revenue. Steven Tolman
11 H770 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 770) of John DeGeorge that funds designated by the commissioner of revenue as surplus be transferred to the stabilization fund. Revenue. Jason Lewis
12 H1686 By Mr. Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 1686) of Paul K. Frost for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to tax relief for communities in which certain taxable businesses are located. Revenue. Paul Frost
13 H1695 By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1695) of Jay R. Kaufman, Richard T. Moore and others for legislation to promote sales tax fairness for small businesses. Revenue. Jay Kaufman

Moore Richard
14 H1731 By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1731) of Martin J. Walsh and Sean Garballey relative to the definition of "vendor" under the sales and use tax law. Revenue. Martin Walsh
15 H2523 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2523) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to limitations on expenditures and revenues. Revenue. Bradley Jones
16 H2540 By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2540) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for the establishment of a standing commission (including members of the General Court) to review and evaluate all tax expenditures. Revenue. Jay Kaufman
17 H2557 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2557) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the sales tax on certain tangible personal property shipped or purchased from a retailer outside the Commonwealth. Revenue. Alice Peisch
18 H2562 By Mr. Rogers of Norwood, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2562) of John H. Rogers relative to establishing a one-time capital expenditure fund with capital gains revenue. Revenue. John Rogers
19 H2565 By Mr. Sciortino of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2565) of Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and others for legislation to promote efficiency and transparency in economic development through the utilization of tax credits and other incentives. Revenue. Carl Sciortino
20 H3009 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3009) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to require the Department of Revenue to file certain tax information with the General Court. Revenue. Angelo Scaccia
21 H3016 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3016) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to provide for a review of sales tax expenditures by the General Court. Revenue. Angelo Scaccia