An Act reducing the costs for small business
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/2/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 10/22/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:40 AM in B-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 10/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 and Virtual — Hearing location changed |
| 10/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Financial Services |
| Cosponsor |
|---|
| Joseph D. McKenna |
| Steven George Xiarhos |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J11 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Section 12 of chapter 156C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following:- “(d) The fee for the filing of the certificate of organization required by subsection (a) shall be two hundred fifty dollars. The fee for the filing of the annual report required by subsection (c) shall be two hundred fifty dollars. Such fees shall be paid to the state secretary at the time the certificate of organization or the annual report is filed.”
Section 1 shall be effective beginning January 1, 2016.
SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter 156C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following:- “(d) The fee for the filing of the certificate of organization required by subsection (a) shall be two hundred fifty dollars. The fee for the filing of the annual report required by subsection (c) shall be two hundred fifty dollars. Such fees shall be paid to the state secretary at the time the certificate of organization or the annual report is filed.” SECTION 2. Section 1 shall be effective beginning January 1, 2016.