HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3868        FILED ON: 1/16/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2923

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to provide additional property tax relief for veterans ..

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 twenty second of section of chapter 59 of the general laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 260 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended, by striking out the figure “$400,” and inserting in place thereof, the figure $500.”  For the purposes of this clause, $2,000.00 of this exemption or up to the sum of $175.00, whichever basis is applicable shall be borne by the city or town; the balance, up to the sum of $325 shall be borne by the commonwealth.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect on November 11, 2008