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H3049 • 2025

An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax

An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5313
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax

An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3049) of Tackey Chan for legislation to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax.
  • Revenue.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5313

  2. 2026-02-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026

  4. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/16/2025 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3049) of Tackey Chan for legislation to exempt certain personal protection equipment from sales tax. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3049

Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(yy) Sales of facial masks that fully cover the nose and mouth, facial shields that protect the entire face, gloves made of vinyl, latex or nitrile, and smocks made of a combination of polyester and cloth.

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