2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2972: To promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks
Legislative Summary
For legislation to impose an excise tax on distributors of certain drinks with added sugar and promoting healthy alternatives to such drinks. Revenue.
Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
10/13/2021
Hearing scheduled for 10/18/2021 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
2/9/2022
Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 4, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
5/23/2022
Reporting date extended to Sunday July 31, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
6/2/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
10/6/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5279
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 28
Primary Sponsor
Kay Khan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (27)
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Marcos Devers
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Harriette Chandler
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Michael Barrett
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Michelle Ciccolo
Democrat
Peter Capano
Democrat
Andres Vargas
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat
Joan Lovely
Democrat
Daniel Ryan
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Ted Philips
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat