Bill H.2526

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2218 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2526

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 helping seniors..

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Geoff Diehl	7th Plymouth	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
Shaunna O'Connell	3rd Bristol	2/2/2011
Susan Williams Gifford	2nd Plymouth	2/2/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	2/3/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	2/3/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
Steven S. Howitt	4th Bristol	2/4/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	2/3/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	2/4/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2218 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2526

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2526) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to include home heating costs in the calculation of tax credits for senior citizens. Revenue.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2782 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 helping seniors..

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. Subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Section 101 of Chapter 359 of the Acts of 2010, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commissioner.”, in line 330, the following:-

The real estate tax payment to be considered for purposes of calculating this credit shall also include 25 percent of the owner’s home heating oil, natural gas, or propane, actually paid in the taxable year for which the credit is sought.

SECTION 2. Subsection (k) of said section 6 of said chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “thereof.”, in line 334, the following sentence:-

The rent constituting real estate tax payment to be considered for purposes of calculating this credit shall also include 25 percent of the owner’s home heating oil, natural gas, or propane, actually paid in the taxable year for which the credit is sought.