SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1178 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1541
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bruce E. Tarr |
[District]
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Michael R. Knapik |
[District]
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Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex |
James B. Eldridge |
[District]
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Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex |
Robert L. Hedlund |
[District]
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Richard T. Moore |
[District]
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Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1178 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1541
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1541) of Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Sal N. DiDomenico, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 1369 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy..
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. Clause Forty-first of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subclause (B), beginning in line 865, and inserting in place thereof the following subclause:-
(B) that such person’s income does not exceed that required to qualify under section 5 subsection (a) of chapter 62.
SECTION 2. Said clause Forty-first is hereby further amended by striking out the words “five hundred dollars”, in line 849, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,000.
SECTION 3. Clause Forty-first B of said section 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words “five hundred dollars”, in line 1035, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,000.
