HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2954        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3276

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

George N. Peterson, 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 gun safe deductions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/18/2013

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/30/2013

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

1/31/2013

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/30/2013

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/31/2013

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/25/2013

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/30/2013

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2013

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2013

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/23/2013

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/30/2013

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2013

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/1/2013

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2013

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2013

Richard T. Moore

Worcester and Norfolk

1/29/2013

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/1/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/23/2013

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2013

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

1/24/2013

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

1/24/2013

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2013

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2013

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

2/1/2013

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/1/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/18/2013

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2954        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3276

By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3276) of George N. Peterson, Jr., and others for legislation to provide an income tax deduction for the purchase of a gun safe.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to gun safe deductions.

 

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.  Paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 62 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011, is hereby further amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

(17)  The amount equal to the amount of a purchase of a gun safe; provided however, that such deduction shall not exceed $2,000 for a single person, for a married person filing a separate return of a head of household, or a married couple filing a joint return.