HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1777        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1778

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

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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 the exemption of state income tax for low wage workers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

1/15/2015

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

10/1/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

10/1/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

10/1/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

10/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1777        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1778

By Mrs. Whipps Lee of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1778) of Susannah M. Whipps Lee and others relative to the exemption from the state income tax for low wage workers.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the exemption of state income tax for low wage workers.

 

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 (2) of subsection (a) of section 2 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after subclause (Q), the following new subclause:-

(R) Income earned from an hourly wage of $13.00 per hour or less.