Section 8 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2009 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4900), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 4957).  July 14, 2008.

HOUSE................................. No. 4958

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.

An Act  REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO REPORT PRELIMINARY TAX REVENUE.

   Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to require forthwith the department of revenue to report preliminary tax revenues bi-monthly, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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

   Section 6 of chapter 14 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

8.  Shall prepare and submit to the governor and the general court a bimonthly report containing the preliminary tax revenue collected.  Said report shall be submitted to the governor, the chair and ranking member of the house committee on ways and means and the chair and ranking member of the senate committee on ways and means on or by the first day in each month and the fifteenth day in each month.