2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2859: 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
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
9/6/2023
Hearing scheduled for 09/12/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
Joint Conference
2/12/2024
Reporting date extended to Tuesday April 30, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
7/17/2024
Accompanied a study order, see H4870
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor
Kay Khan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (14)
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Bud Williams
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Denise Garlick
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Andres Vargas
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat