An Act to establish a prepaid wireless E911 surcharge
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5322↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| 10/15/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:20 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 10/15/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 10/1/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J22 | Accompanied | — |
Subsection (a) of Section 18H of Chapter 6A of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 27 to 30 the following sentence:- “For prepaid wireless service, the department shall promulgate regulations establishing an equitable and reasonable method for the remittance and collection of the surcharge or surcharge amounts for such service.” and inserting in place thereof the following three sentences: “For prepaid wireless service, the seller of such service directly to an end user shall collect the surcharge from the end user at the point of sale on each retail sale within the Commonwealth, as defined in section 1 of Chapter 64H, and remit it to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall promulgate regulations within 60 days of the effective date of the act for the reporting and remittance of the amounts so collected, as well as enforcement of such obligations. The amount of the prepaid wireless E911 charge that is collected by a seller from a consumer shall not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by the commonwealth or any intergovernmental agency.”
Regulations promulgated under section 1 shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 18H of Chapter 6A of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 27 to 30 the following sentence:- “For prepaid wireless service, the department shall promulgate regulations establishing an equitable and reasonable method for the remittance and collection of the surcharge or surcharge amounts for such service.” and inserting in place thereof the following three sentences: “For prepaid wireless service, the seller of such service directly to an end user shall collect the surcharge from the end user at the point of sale on each retail sale within the Commonwealth, as defined in section 1 of Chapter 64H, and remit it to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall promulgate regulations within 60 days of the effective date of the act for the reporting and remittance of the amounts so collected, as well as enforcement of such obligations. The amount of the prepaid wireless E911 charge that is collected by a seller from a consumer shall not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by the commonwealth or any intergovernmental agency.” SECTION 2. Regulations promulgated under section 1 shall take effect on July 1, 2025.