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S2965 • 2025

An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold

An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold

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Sponsor
Ways and Means (S)
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Reprinted, as amended, see S2978
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold

An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill updating the unit pricing exemption threshold (Senate, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill updating the unit pricing exemption threshold (Senate, No.
  • 267),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No.
  • 2965).

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Recommended new draft for S267

  3. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Moore) adopted

  4. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Substituted as a new draft for S267

  5. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  6. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Read third

  7. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Reprinted, as amended, see S2978

Official Summary Text

An Act updating the unit pricing exemption threshold
Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill updating the unit pricing exemption threshold (Senate, No. 267),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2965).

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2965

Section 115A of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- For the purposes of this section, the calculation of a retail establishment’s sales volume shall exclude gross receipts from the sale of: (i) lottery tickets or shares sold pursuant to chapter 10; and (ii) prepaid gift cards or stored value cards, regardless of where any such card may be redeemed, which are sold to consumers at face value or a premium or discount thereto.

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