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S2054 • 2025

An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies

An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies

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Sponsor
Patrick M. O'Connor
Last action
2026-07-02
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies

An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies By Mr.
  • O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2054) of Patrick M.
  • O'Connor for legislation to establish a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies.

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  • 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. 2026-07-02 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026

  3. 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

  4. 2025-09-05 Joint

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

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2054) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a tax credit for teachers purchasing supplies. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2054

SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

(16) An amount as described in section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Code for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, only to the extent the amount is not otherwise deducted under subparagraph (7).

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

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