HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2554        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2601

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Hogan and Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 to increase the property tax deferral for seniors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/17/2013

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/17/2013

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/17/2013

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/17/2013

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

1/17/2013

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/17/2013

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/17/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/17/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2554        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2601

By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2601) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to increase the property tax deferral for certain persons sixty-five years of age or older.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2517 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to increase the property tax deferral for 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.  Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, in subsection 41A (2) is hereby amended by striking out the words “the amount of income determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62, for a single person who is not a head of household” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  “$65,000”.