SENATE DOCKET, NO. 727        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1494

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 increasing the property tax deferral for seniors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 727        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1494

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1494) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jennifer E. Benson, Michael O. Moore, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the property tax deferral for seniors.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1342 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 increasing the property tax deferral for seniors.

 

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.  Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Offiical Addition, in subsection 41A (2), is hereby amended by striking out, in line 968, the words, “the amount of income determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62, for a single person who is not a head of household” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  “$80,000”.