HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1683

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Geoff Diehl

_________________

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 TAXATION.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/20/2011

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

2/3/2011

Steven L. Levy

4th Middlesex

2/4/2011

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/4/2011

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

2/4/2011

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/4/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

1/25/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/31/2011

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1683

By Mr. Diehl of Whitman, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1683) of Geoff Diehl and others relative to income tax return options.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

_______________

 

AN ACT RELATIVE TO TAXATION.

 

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.  Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition of the General Laws of Massachusetts, is hereby amended by adding the following section: -

Section 65.  (a) The taxpayer shall have the option to indicate on his or her income tax return that he or she does not want his or her income tax liability to be used to pay for abortion services. When the taxpayer elects to do so, his or her income tax liability may not be used to pay for abortion services.

(b) This portion of the taxpayer’s income tax liability not to be used to pay abortion services pursuant to this section must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund.  Funds in this account shall be used to develop and implement a public information program to inform the general public of the provisions of Chapter 119 § 39 ½ concerning so-called baby safe havens.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

“Abortion services” shall include performing abortion, referring for abortion, or counseling for abortion.

(d) The amount of the taxpayer’s income tax liability to be set aside in the special account specified in paragraph (b) shall be determined by multiplying the percentage of the General Fund dedicated to paying for abortion services in the previous year with the taxpayer’s income tax liability.