Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3119: An Act relative to taxation of equipment used to provide broadband communication services
Status: Failed, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 238, Laws 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting, after subsection (zz), the following new subsection:- (aaa) Sales of machinery, equipment, or replacement parts thereof, to a communications service provider to be used in the provision of broadband communications services. For the purposes of this paragraph: (A) “Machinery, equipment, or replacements parts thereof” includes, but is not limited to, wires, cables, fiber, conduits, antennas, poles, switches, routers, amplifiers, rectifiers, repeaters, receivers, multiplexers, duplexers, transmitters, circuit cards, insulating and protective materials and cases, power equipment, backup power equipment, diagnostic equipment, storage devices, modems, and other general central office or headend equipment, such as channel cards, frames, and cabinets, or equipment used in successor technologies, including items used to monitor, test, maintain, enable, or facilitate qualifying equipment, machinery, software, ancillary components, appurtenances, accessories, or other infrastructure that is used in whole or in part to provide broadband communications services. (B) “Broadband communications services” means telecommunications service, video programming service, internet access service, or any combination thereof. (C) “Telecommunications service” means the same as defined in section 1 of this chapter sixty-four H. (D) “Video programming service” means the sale, offering, transmission, conveyance, or routing of video programming or other video content for purchase by subscribers or customers, …
Sponsors
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5318
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, February 27, 2026
- : Hearing rescheduled to 10/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-10:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Revenue
Common questions
- What is H3119?
- H3119 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to taxation of equipment used to provide broadband communication services.
- What is the status of H3119?
- Failed as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5318 (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3119?
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for H3119?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3119
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