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H3076 • 2025

An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations

An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations

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Sponsor
Marjorie C. Decker
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5238
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations

An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3076) of Marjorie C.
  • Decker relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations.
  • 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. 2026-03-16 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5238

  2. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026

  3. 2025-10-03 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/03/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:35 PM in Gardner Auditorium Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3076) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations. Revenue.

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Bill H.3076

SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 58 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “taxes”, in line 9, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- taxes; provided, however, that if the commissioner fails to forward said list to a board of assessors prior to July 1 of any fiscal year, any classification of a corporation as a manufacturing corporation shall not affect the assessment of machinery used in the conduct of business pursuant to clause sixteenth of section 5 of chapter 59 until the next fiscal year.

SECTION 2. Said section 2 of said chapter 58 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “Any”, in line 14, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Any corporation that first files an application with the commissioner seeking classification as a manufacturing corporation prior to or during January of the calendar year for which it seeks such classification, and any other.

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