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An Act providing for sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S1974  ·  Bill

16 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2015-07-21SenateReported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2015-07-21SenateNew draft of S1541
2015-07-30SenatePoint of Order (Tarr)
2015-07-30SenateRuling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 91 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-07-30SenateAmendment #3 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #92 [Yeas 38 - Nays 0]
2015-07-30SenateAmendment #1 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #93 [Yeas 7 - Nays 31]
2015-07-30SenateAmendment #5 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
2015-07-30SenatePoint of Order (Tarr)
2015-07-30SenateRuling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 94 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-07-30SenateSubstituted for S1541
2015-07-30SenateOrdered to a third reading
2015-07-30SenateRules suspended
2015-07-30SenateRead third (title changed)
2015-07-30SenatePassed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #95 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]
2015-08-03HouseRead; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2017-01-03HouseNo further action taken

4 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2015-07-30 11:52SenateNo. 91Ruling of the Chair sustained on appeal -see Roll Call # 91 [Yeas 32 - Nays 6]32–6
2015-07-30 12:47SenateNo. 92Question on adoption of the amendment #3 (offered by Montigny)38–0
2015-07-30 13:12SenateNo. 93Question on adoption of the amendment #1 (offered by Tarr)7–31
2015-07-30 13:27SenateNo. 94Question on adoption of the amendment #4 (offered by Tarr)32–6

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.