An Act relative to lowering the sales tax to 5%

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Overview Bill text 1 History 6 Sponsors

By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3170) of Marc T. Lombardo for legislation to lower the sales tax to five percent. Revenue.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Apr 21, 2026 — Accompanied a study order, see H5313
Session: 194th
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 175 days quiet

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