HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2859        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3293

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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 taxation of veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/16/2015

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/4/2015

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

3/20/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

2/2/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

3/21/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2859        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3293

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3293) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to the public disclosure of veterans owing taxes.  Revenue.

 

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 taxation of 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 1. Chapter 60 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35 the following section:-

Section 35A.  (a) No municipality shall publish or cause to be published the name, or other individually identifying information, of a veteran still owing a tax pursuant to this chapter after it has become due and payable.

(b) A municipality may communicate through the municipality’s veterans’ agent in order to provide notice and information related to a tax due and payable under this chapter to the veteran owing such tax.

SECTION 2. Section 21 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “taxpayers”, in line 70, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the name and address of a veteran shall not be published as part of said list.