HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2894        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3295

 

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 establishing a college tuition tax deduction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/16/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/4/2015

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

3/20/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

3/23/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/3/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

3/19/2015

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/28/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/30/2015

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/29/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

3/19/2015

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/4/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/29/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

2/2/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

3/23/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

3/19/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2894        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3295

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3295) of Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to establish a college tuition tax deduction.  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 establishing a college tuition tax deduction.

 

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

Paragraph (a) of part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as amended by section 21 of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014,  is hereby further amended by inserting after subparagraph (17) the following subparagraph:--

(18) An amount equal to 50 per cent of the cost of tuition payments made by the taxpayer to a public institution of higher education, as defined by section 5 of chapter 15A, in which the taxpayer or a dependent of said taxpayer is enrolled, less any scholarships, grants or financial aid received.  No deduction shall be allowed under this subparagraph if a deduction is claimed under subparagraph (11).