By Mr. Turkington of Falmouth, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3151) of Eric Turkington and others relative to room rental rates under the room occupancy excise tax law.  Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Eric Turkington

Denis E. Guyer

Sarah K. Peake

Peter V. Kocot

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to room rental rates.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

1.  Section 1 of chapter 64G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (j), the following new subsection:-- 

(k)  “Friends and Family Rate”, rooms rented to employees of an Operator and relatives and friends of employees at a rate determined by the Operator.

2.  Section 1, subsection (j) of said chapter 64G is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “whatsoever.”, the following:-- “Rent for rooms rented under a Friends and Family Rate shall be based solely on the rate determined by the Operator.”