HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1566        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1707

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kevin J. Murphy

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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 providing a tax deduction for certain health care expenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kevin J. Murphy

18th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1566        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1707

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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2836 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act providing a tax deduction for certain health care expenses.

 

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.  Section 3 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—

      (16) An amount equal to the deduction for medical, dental and other expenses allowed under section 151(c) of the code for medical, dental and other expenses provided non-immediate family members. In no event shall the aggregate of this deduction attributable to any one taxpayer exceed two thousand dollars.