HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2037        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2529

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan Hecht

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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to income tax.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/15/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/22/2015

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/27/2015

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/4/2015

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/29/2015

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/26/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2015

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/27/2015

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/20/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/27/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/21/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2037        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2529

By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 2529) of Jonathan Hecht and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to allow for a graduated income tax.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to income tax.

 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
 

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
 

SECTION 1: Article XLIV of the Amendments to the Constitution is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“Such tax may be levied at a uniform rate or at graduated rates and may be at different rates upon income derived from different classes of property.  The general court may grant reasonable exemptions and abatements and establish the number and range of brackets.”