HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 407        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2613

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry and Aaron Vega

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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 establishing a tax deduction for teachers purchasing school supplies.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/13/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/14/2015

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2015

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/15/2015

Leah Cole

12th Essex

1/15/2015

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/30/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/26/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

2/1/2015

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/3/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/19/2015

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/28/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/29/2015

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/3/2015

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/29/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2015

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/29/2015

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/28/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/31/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/22/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/23/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/25/2015

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/3/2015

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/20/2015

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/21/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/21/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 407        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2613

By Messrs. McMurtry of Dedham and Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2613) of Paul McMurtry, Aaron Vega and others relative to exempting certain school supply expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers from the income tax.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3402 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 establishing a tax deduction for teachers purchasing school supplies.

 

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 appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subparagraph:-

(16) An amount as described in section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Code for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, only to the extent the amount is not otherwise deducted under subparagraph (7).

SECTION 2.  Section 1 shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.