An Act to establish a local community newspaper subscription tax credit
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/7/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5371↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 1/27/2026 | House | Reporting date extended to Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| 10/21/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Accompanied | 1 entries |
of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 103 of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (dd)(1) For purposes of this subsection, “local community newspaper” shall mean any print or digital publication that includes: (i) the primary content of such publication is original content derived from primary sources and relating to news and current events; (ii) such publication primarily serves the needs of a regional or local community; and (iii) the publisher of such publication employs at least 1 local news journalist who resides in such regional or local community. (2) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to $250 for paid subscriptions to 1 or more local community newspapers for the personal use of the taxpayer, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. (3) To be eligible for a credit under this subsection the primary residence of the taxpayer’s paid local community newspaper subscription shall be in the commonwealth. (4) Statewide or national newspaper subscriptions are not eligible for a credit under this subsection. (5) A taxpayer eligible for and claims the credit allowed under this subsection in a taxable year with respect to local community newspaper subscriptions shall be eligible for the credit in each subsequent taxable year, subject to the continued subscription to local community newspaper.
Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 103 of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (dd)(1) For purposes of this subsection, “local community newspaper” shall mean any print or digital publication that includes: (i) the primary content of such publication is original content derived from primary sources and relating to news and current events; (ii) such publication primarily serves the needs of a regional or local community; and (iii) the publisher of such publication employs at least 1 local news journalist who resides in such regional or local community. (2) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to $250 for paid subscriptions to 1 or more local community newspapers for the personal use of the taxpayer, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. (3) To be eligible for a credit under this subsection the primary residence of the taxpayer’s paid local community newspaper subscription shall be in the commonwealth. (4) Statewide or national newspaper subscriptions are not eligible for a credit under this subsection. (5) A taxpayer eligible for and claims the credit allowed under this subsection in a taxable year with respect to local community newspaper subscriptions shall be eligible for the credit in each subsequent taxable year, subject to the continued subscription to local community newspaper.