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Bill H.2672 188th (Current)

An Act relative to same-sex marriage equality

By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2672) of Aaron Michlewitz and others relative to providing for tax credits for certain same sex couples. Revenue.

Sponsors:	Aaron Michlewitz
Status:	Referred to Joint Committee on Revenue

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Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is herby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 65. All taxpayers who are current or retired state employees who reside within the commonwealth, whose spouse receives health benefits from his or her employment with the commonwealth, and must claim that health benefit as taxable income due to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) of the Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 3101, 3111, and 3402, shall be entitled to a credit from the commonwealth that shall be the amount that the state employee must pay in taxes as part of his or her imputed income due to the spousal health benefit subtracted from the taxable income of the employee if his or her income was not imputed plus, any tax imposed by this herein state tax credit.

Actions for Bill H.2672
Date	Branch	Action
1/22/2013	House	Referred to the committee on Revenue
1/22/2013	Senate	Senate concurred

Petitioners: Aaron Michlewitz, Carl M. Sciortino, Sarah K. Peake, Denise Provost, Carlos Henriquez, Jason M. Lewis, William N. Brownsberger, Marjorie C. Decker, Paul W. Mark, Peter V. Kocot, Louis L. Kafka, Paul McMurtry, Tom Sannicandro, Paul Brodeur, Nick Collins, Kay Khan, Cory Atkins, Martha M. Walz, Christine E. Canavan, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael Barrett, Benjamin Swan, Aaron Vega, David M. Rogers, Gloria L. Fox, Elizabeth A. Malia, Thomas P. Conroy, James J. O'Day, Byron Rushing, James B. Eldridge

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Bill H.2672 188th (Current)

An Act relative to same-sex marriage equality

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