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Event Detail – Joint Committee on Revenue

Status:Completed

Event Date:10/20/2011

Start Time:11:00 AM

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Joint Committee on Revenue Public Hearing

Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 H36 A message from His Excellency the Governor relative to further strengthening the Commonwealth’s partnership with its municipalities (so much as relates to sections 3, 4 and 5). Revenue. Deval Patrick
2 S1439 By Mr. Eldridge, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1439) of Fernandes and Eldridge for legislation relative to certain real estate tax exemptions [Joint Committee on Revenue]. James Eldridge
3 S2027 By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2027) of Thomas P. Kennedy, Bruce E. Tarr, Richard T. Moore, Michael R. Knapik and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to real estate tax abatements. Revenue. Thomas Kennedy
4 H757 By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 757) of Bradford Hill relative to the property tax deferral program. Revenue. Bradford Hill
5 H767 By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 767) of Stephen Kulik and William Smitty Pignatelli relative to the taxation of lands use for recreational snowmobiling. Revenue. Stephen Kulik
6 H768 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 768) of Jason M. Lewis and Benjamin Swan relative to property tax assessment appeals. Revenue. Jason Lewis
7 H769 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 769) of John DeGeorge relative to Proposition 2 1/2 "underride" questions. Revenue. Jason Lewis
8 H773 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 773) of David Paul Linsky, Michael O. Moore and Chris Walsh relative to the property tax classification of small businesses. Revenue. David Linsky
9 H777 By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 777) of Elizabeth A. Malia, Thomas M. Menino and others relative to the taxation of public land used for commercial purposes. Revenue. Elizabeth Malia
10 H781 By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 781) of Aaron Michlewitz relative to real estate tax assessment administration. Revenue. Aaron Michlewitz
11 H802 By Mr. Smola of Palmer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 802) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to prohibit assessment changes or increases in taxes on residential property until that property is sold. Revenue. Todd Smola
12 H804 By Mr. Speranzo of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 804) of Christopher N. Speranzo relative to the taking of land for nonpayment of taxes. Revenue. Christopher Speranzo
13 H806 By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 806) of Thomas M. Stanley and others relative to providing property tax relief for certain caregivers. Revenue. Thomas Stanley
14 H1674 By Mr. Calter of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1674) of Thomas J. Calter and Benjamin Swan relative to applications for property tax abatements. Revenue. Thomas Calter
15 H1685 By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1685) of Paul J. Donato and Stephen Stat Smith relative to providing a real estate tax exemption for certain elderly persons for payments to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Revenue. Paul Donato
16 H1688 By Mr. Galvin of Canton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1688) of Steve Drobnis for legislation to repeal the law requiring homeowners to submit certain information to local boards of assessors concerning the valuation of property. Revenue. William Galvin
17 H1691 By Ms. Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1691) of Colleen M. Garry and Kay Khan increasing certain real estate tax exemptions. Revenue. Colleen Garry
18 H1701 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1701) of David Paul Linsky, Michael O. Moore and Chris Walsh relative to the classification of real property for purposes of taxation. Revenue. David Linsky
19 H1716 By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1716) of George N. Peterson, Jr. relative to property tax assessments for the blind. Revenue. George Peterson
20 H1717 By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1717) of George N. Peterson, Jr. relative to the rate of interest on certain unpaid property tax bills. Revenue. George Peterson
21 H1726 By Mr. Torrisi of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1726) of David M. Torrisi relative to tax deferred agreements under the law regulating the assessment of local property taxes. Revenue. David Torrisi
22 H2496 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2496) of Garrett J. Bradley relative to certain real estate tax abatements. Revenue. Garrett Bradley
23 H2500 By Mr. Conroy of Wayland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2500) of Thomas P. Conroy and others for legislation relative to the collection of personal property taxes. Revenue. Thomas Conroy
24 H2506 By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2506) of John V. Fernandes relative to certain real estate tax exemptions. Revenue. John Fernandes
25 H2507 By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2507) of John V. Fernandes relative to making corrective changes in certain laws regarding the taxation of forest, farm and recreation land. Revenue. John Fernandes
26 H2509 By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2509) of John V. Fernandes and Cory Atkins relative to the filing of tax abatement applications by persons claiming to represent taxpayers, tenants, or mortgage holders. Revenue. John Fernandes
27 H2514 By Ms. Gobi of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2514) of Anne M. Gobi, Todd M. Smola and Geraldo Alicea relative to the payment of real estate taxes by certain private schools. Revenue. Anne Gobi
28 H2518 By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2518) of Kate Hogan and Donald F. Humason, Jr. relative to the real estate taxation of property owned by a privately owned/public use airport that is used for aviation. Revenue. Kate Hogan
29 H2541 By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2541) of Jay R. Kaufman relative to property tax exemptions for renewable power systems. Revenue. Jay Kaufman
30 H2544 By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2544) of Peter V. Kocot relative to agricultural production and profitability. Revenue. Peter Kocot
31 H2546 By Mr. Mark of Hancock (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2546) of Albert Hartheimer relative to reducing the sales tax and establishing a state land value tax. Revenue. Paul Mark
32 H2558 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2558) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to resident property tax exemptions. Revenue. Alice Peisch
33 H2985 By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2985) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to providing for property tax relief for small business owners. Revenue. Bruce Ayers
34 H2992 By Representative Forry of Boston and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2992) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sal N. DiDomenico and others relative to creating an earned income tax credit for certain child care workers. Revenue. Linda Forry

DiDomenico Sal
35 H2995 By Representative Holmes of Boston and Senator Hart, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2995) of Russell E. Holmes and others relative to foreclosed property purchased or taken for non-payment of taxes. Revenue. Russell Holmes

Hart John
36 H3008 By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3008) of Tom Sannicandro for legislation to create a local option property tax cap. Revenue. Tom Sannicandro
37 H3010 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3010) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to clarify the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill persons. Revenue. Angelo Scaccia
38 H3019 By Mr. Smith of Everett (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3019) of Ron Keohan for legislation to exclude the value of land in assessing certain real estate with increased or decreased value. Revenue. Stephen Smith
39 H3238 By Mr. Smith of Everett (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3238) of Ron Keohan relative to the taxation of condominiums. Revenue. Stephen Smith
40 H3239 By Mr. Smith of Everett (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3239) of Ron Keohan relative to the sale or conversion of certain tax excempt real property. Revenue. Stephen Smith
41 H3556 By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3556) of Randy Hunt and others for legislation to exempt energy efficiency projects from certain sales tax and wage laws. Revenue. Randy Hunt
42 H3693 By Mr. Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3693) of Russell Holmes (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the date for filing of residential exemptions, personal exemptions and tax deferrals on residential real property in the city of Boston. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] Russell Holmes
43 H3708 By Mr. Madden of Nantucket and Senator Wolf, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3708) of Timothy R. Madden (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Aquinnah to refund tax payments and accrued interest from improperly assessed taxation in prior fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] Timothy Madden

Wolf Daniel
44 H3717 By Representative Benson of Lunenburg and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3717) of Jennifer E. Benson and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Harvard be designated as a Commonwealth Economic Target and Opportunity Area. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] Jennifer Benson

Eldridge James
45 S1509 By Mr. Rosenberg (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1509) of Stanley C. Rosenberg for legislation to repeal the residential personal property tax. Revenue. Stanley Rosenberg