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Event Detail – Joint Committee on Revenue

Status:Completed

Event Date:5/5/2011

Start Time:10:30 AM

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Joint Committee on Revenue - Public Hearing Pt. 1 of 2 5/5/2011
10:00 AM		 04:01:00 Recorded
Joint Committee on Revenue - Public Hearing Pt. 2 of 2 5/5/2011
2:00 PM		 00:27:00 Recorded
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Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 S1412 By Mr. Baddour, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1412) of Steven A. Baddour and Sean Garballey for legislation to create an income tax deduction for school fees. Revenue. Steven Baddour
2 S1416 By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1416) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Patricia D. Jehlen, Ellen Story, Kenneth J. Donnelly and other members of the General Court for legislation to invest in our communities. Revenue. Sonia Chang-Diaz
3 S1421 By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1421) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to the income tax deduction for charitable giving. Revenue. Cynthia Creem
4 S1424 By Ms. Creem (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1424) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to exempt income from foreign sources from the Massachusetts tax code . Revenue. Cynthia Creem
5 S1432 By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1432) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to encourage retirement savings for self-employed individuals. Revenue. Benjamin Downing
6 S1457 By Mr. Hart, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1457) of John Hart, Jr. for legislation relative to tax deductions and credits for costs of higher education. Revenue. John Hart
7 S1468 By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1468) of Brian A. Joyce for legislation relative to contributions to 401(k) by self-employed persons. Revenue. Brian Joyce
8 S1473 By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1473) of Michael R. Knapik, James J. Dwyer, Brian A. Joyce and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to tax deductions for contributions to college savings plans. Revenue. Michael Knapik
9 S1475 By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1475) of Michael R. Knapik, Gale D. Candaras, Bruce E. Tarr, James E. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide a tax exemption for a taxpayer supporting an elderly relative. Revenue. Michael Knapik
10 S1479 By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1479) of Michael R. Knapik, Gale D. Candaras, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to tax deductions for home heating costs. Revenue. Michael Knapik
11 S1480 By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1480) of Michael R. Knapik, Bruce E. Tarr, Michael F. Kane and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to repeal the estate tax. Revenue. Michael Knapik
12 S1482 By Mr. McGee (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1482) of [PETITIONERS LIST] for legislation to exempt private pension income from taxation. Revenue. Thomas McGee
13 S1503 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1503) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Patricia A. Haddad and Kathi-Anne Reinstein for legislation to authorize voluntary income tax return contributions to the Massachusetts Fire Fighters Academy Trust Fund. Revenue. Michael Rodrigues
14 S1506 By Mr. Rosenberg, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1506) of Stanley C. Rosenberg for legislation relative to tax deductions for contributions to college savings plans. Revenue. Stanley Rosenberg
15 S1517 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1517) of Karen E. Spilka, Robert M. Koczera, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to allow single family homeowners to deduct their municipal water, sewer and trash fees from their state income tax. Revenue. Karen Spilka
16 S1522 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1522) of Karen E. Spilka, Robert M. Koczera, James B. Eldridge, Thomas P. Kennedy and others for legislation to strengthen working families by increasing tax exemptions and dependent care tax credits. Revenue. Karen Spilka
17 S1526 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1526) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Richard T. Moore, James E. Timilty and others for legislation to establish a commuter tax deduction. Revenue. Bruce Tarr
18 S1537 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1537) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation to create a private mortgate insurance tax deduction. Revenue. Bruce Tarr
19 S1542 By Mr. Tarr, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1542) of Timilty, Hedlund and Tarr for legislation to reduce the income tax [Joint Committee on Revenue]. Bruce Tarr
20 S1548 By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1548) of James E. Timilty, Sal N. DiDomenico, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to tax exemptions for school related expenses. Revenue. James Timilty
21 H763 By Mr. Koczera of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 763) of Robert M. Koczera relative to a tax deduction for college savings accounts. Revenue. Robert Koczera
22 H775 By Mr. Madden of Nantucket (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 775) of Thomas C. Kenny for legislation to impose an income tax on the pensions of retired public employees. Revenue. Timothy Madden
23 H812 By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 812) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to provide for a certain income tax deduction for college savings plan contributions. Revenue. Thomas Stanley
24 H813 By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 813) of Thomas M. Stanley relative to the issuance by cities and towns to elderly persons of previous records of real estate tax payments. Revenue. Thomas Stanley
25 H815 By Mr. Turner of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 815) of Cleon H. Turner and others for legislation to increase the medical tax exemption. Revenue. Cleon Turner
26 H1677 By Mr. Conroy of Wayland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1677) of Thomas P. Conroy and others relative to real estate tax deferral and recovery agreements. Revenue. Thomas Conroy
27 H1681 By Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1681) of Brian S. Dempsey and others for legislation to provide for an income tax deduction for contributions made to college savings plans. Revenue. Brian Dempsey
28 H1684 By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1684) of Paul J. Donato and Stephen Stat Smith for legislation to provide for an income tax deduction for persons fifty-five years of age or older. Revenue. Paul Donato
29 H1690 By Ms. Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1690) of Colleen M. Garry relative to tax credits for persons caring for elderly relatives at home. Revenue. Colleen Garry
30 H1702 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1702) of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees. Revenue. David Linsky
31 H1705 By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1705) of Michael J. Moran and others for legislation to provide for an income tax exemption for certain college savings plan contributions. Revenue. Michael Moran
32 H1707 By Mr. Murphy of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1707) of Kevin J. Murphy and Thomas A. Golden, Jr. relative to providing a tax deduction for certain health care expenses. Revenue. Kevin Murphy
33 H1708 By Mr. Murphy of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1708) of Kevin J. Murphy and Thomas A. Golden, Jr. relative to providing a tax deduction for certain motor vehicle insurance premiums. Revenue. Kevin Murphy
34 H1715 By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1715) of George N. Peterson, Jr. relative to increasing the income tax rental deduction. Revenue. George Peterson
35 H1720 By Ms. Spiliotis of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1720) of Joyce A. Spiliotis relative to the taxation of qualified transportation fringe benefits. Revenue. Joyce Spiliotis
36 H1723 By Mr. Sullivan of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1723) of David B. Sullivan relative to making certain changes in the income tax laws. Revenue. David Sullivan
37 H1724 By Mr. Swan of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1724) of Benjamin Swan and Gloria L. Fox relative to the withholding tax laws for withdrawals from retirement accounts. Revenue. Benjamin Swan
38 H1732 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1732) of Martha M. Walz and others relative to the taxation of contributions to retirement accounts. Revenue. Martha Walz
39 H2521 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2521) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to decouple from federal production activity tax deductions. Revenue. Bradley Jones
40 H2529 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2529) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to temporary capital gains decreases. Revenue. Bradley Jones
41 H2534 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2534) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to reducing the income tax rate. Revenue. Bradley Jones
42 H2537 By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2537) of Alice Cheyer relative to increasing the estate tax deduction. Revenue. Louis Kafka
43 H2548 By Mr. Mark of Hancock, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2548) of Richard Bastien and others relative to tax deductions for student loans. Revenue. Paul Mark
44 H2553 By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2553) of James J. O'Day and others relative to the taxation of certain income. Revenue. James O'Day
45 H2559 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2559) of Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to continue the tax basis rules for property acquired from decedents. Revenue. Alice Peisch
46 H2569 By Mr. Walsh of Lynn (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2569) of Thomas Egan relative to the exemption of certain private pension income from taxation. Revenue. Steven Walsh
47 H2982 By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2982) of James Arciero and Richard Ferry relative to providing an income tax deduction for losses incurred in playing the Lottery. Revenue. James Arciero
48 H2994 By Mr. Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2994) of Paul K. Frost and others for legislation to provide for a tax deduction for certain home heating costs. Revenue. Paul Frost
49 H3000 By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3000) of Paul McMurtry relative to making condominium fees tax deductible. Revenue. Paul McMurtry
50 H3014 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3014) of Angelo M. Scaccia relative to tax deductions on certain pensions. Revenue. Angelo Scaccia
51 H3023 By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3023) of Steven M. Walsh for legislation to provide for a tax deduction for private mortgage insurance. Revenue. Steven Walsh
52 H3024 By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3024) of Steven M. Walsh relative to increasing the income tax credit for the deleading of residential units. Revenue. Steven Walsh
53 H3195 By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3195) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to providing for a tax deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals. Revenue. Bruce Ayers
54 H3302 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3302) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to tax withholding for individual retirement accounts. Revenue. Alice Peisch