Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3140: An Act exempting veterans’ organizations from state and local meals tax
Status: Failed, March 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “fifteen”, in line 434, the following words:- ; and meals served by a veterans’ organization; provided, that the meals are: (i) furnished without charge, (ii) served at a potluck event, as defined in section 328A of section 94; (iii) served at price equal to the cost of the component food; or (iv) served by a veterans’ organization for which the sale of meals accounts for less than 20 per cent of the veterans’ organization annual revenue.
Sponsors
- Daniel Hunt (D, 13th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
- Bruce Ayers (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5237
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Revenue
Common questions
- What is H3140?
- H3140 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act exempting veterans’ organizations from state and local meals tax.
- What is the status of H3140?
- Failed as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5237 (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3140?
- Daniel Hunt (D, 13th Suffolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H3140?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3140
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