HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2378        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2534

 

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 reducing the income tax rate.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2011

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

1/27/2011

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

4th Hampden

1/27/2011

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/28/2011

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/28/2011

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2011

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

2/2/2011

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

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

Richard Bastien

2nd Worcester

2/3/2011

Daniel K. Webster

6th Plymouth

2/3/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2011

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

2/4/2011

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/4/2011

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/4/2011

Steven L. Levy

4th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Bruce E. Tarr

 

2/4/2011

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/4/2011

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/4/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/4/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/21/2011

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/4/2011

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2378        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2534

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2534) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to reducing the income tax rate.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2781 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act reducing the income tax rate.

 

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 4 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 official edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) Part B taxable income shall be taxed at the rate of 5.15 percent for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2012.

SECTION 2. Section 4 of said chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) Part B taxable income shall be taxed at the rate of 5 percent for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2013.

SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act shall be effective only for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2012

SECTION 4.  Section 2 of this act shall be effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.