HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1726        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1677

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas P. Conroy

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to real estate tax payments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/3/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

2/4/2011

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

2/3/2011

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

2/2/2011

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1726        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1677

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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4225 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to real estate tax payments.

 

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.  The definition of “ Real estate tax payment” in paragraph (1) of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: -   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person who has deferred all or part of  his property taxes by signing a tax deferral and recovery agreement, shall be considered to have paid the amount deferred on the date of signing such deferral and recovery agreement during the taxable year for the purpose of qualifying for any exemption hereunder.