New Taxes and Regulations on Short Term Rentals Senate #351
Vote Description
This is a vote on passage of S.2381, a bill that adds new taxes and new regulations on the once free-market short term rental industry, including companies such as AirBnB, HomeAway, and VRBO. These taxes would be collected on a state level as well as the possibility for local municipalities to impose their own taxes as well, along with their own regulations.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
Mass Fiscal does not support this bill due to its imposition of new taxes and overzealous regulations.
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 04/04/2018
PASSED
Yea
31
Nay
6
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Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex | 1% | ||
Joe Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 1% | ||
Michael Brady | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | 2% | ||
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | 1% | ||
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | 1% | ||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | 44% | ||
Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | 2% | ||
Brendan P. Crighton | 3rd Essex | 0% | ||
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 1% | ||
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable | 65% | ||
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 1% | ||
Eileen Donoghue | First Middlesex | 2% | ||
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3% | ||
Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk | 74% | ||
Paul R Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 3% | ||
Cindy Friedman | Fourth Middlesex | 0% | ||
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex | 4% | ||
Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 2% | ||
Donald F. Humason | Second Hampden and Hampshire | 60% | ||
Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | 4% | ||
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 2% | ||
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | 1% | ||
Barbara L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2% | ||
Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 1% | ||
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1% | ||
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 2% | ||
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 4% | ||
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 3% | ||
Patrick O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 40% | ||
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 2% | ||
Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | 2% | ||
Stanley C. Rosenberg | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 0% | ||
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 47% | ||
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 2% | ||
Karen Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | 1% | ||
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 57% | ||
Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 4% | ||
Dean Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | 22% | ||
James T. Welch | Hampden | 2% |