HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 235        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2476

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Josh S. Cutler

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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 tax abatements for disabled veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/12/2015

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

11/14/2019

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

11/14/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

11/14/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

11/14/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

11/14/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

11/14/2019

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

11/14/2019

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

11/14/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

11/14/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

11/14/2019

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

11/14/2019

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

11/14/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

11/14/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

11/14/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 235        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2476

By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2476) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to tax abatements for disabled veterans.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3970 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 tax abatements for disabled veterans.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 5 of said chapter 59 is hereby amended by inserting after clause Twenty-second F the following clause:-

Twenty-second G. Real estate of soldiers and sailors and their spouses who are legal residents of the commonwealth who are veterans as defined in clause forty-three of section seven of chapter four, a disabled veteran may transfer or convey his residence or domicile, to which the disabled veteran has assigned the benefit of the tax abatement listed under said chapter 58 or this chapter to a trust or conservatorship or other legal instrument passing ownership to his spouse, such disabled veteran or his spouse shall be entitled to lawfully retain that formerly granted tax abatement to the residence or domicile until the death of the disabled veteran or his surviving spouse, providing that the aforementioned remain residing in said residence or domicile until their death. This clause shall take effect upon its acceptance by any city or town.