SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1178        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1541

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Michael R. Knapik

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

James B. Eldridge

 

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

Robert L. Hedlund

 

Richard T. Moore

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1178        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1541

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1541) of Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Sal N. DiDomenico, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1369 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 property tax exemption for persons over the age of seventy..

 

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.  Clause Forty-first of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subclause (B), beginning in line 865, and inserting in place thereof the following subclause:-

            (B)  that such person’s income does not exceed that required to qualify under section 5 subsection (a) of chapter 62.

            SECTION 2.  Said clause Forty-first is hereby further amended by striking out the words “five hundred dollars”, in line 849, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,000.

            SECTION 3.  Clause Forty-first B of said section 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words “five hundred dollars”, in line 1035, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,000.