SENATE DOCKET, NO. 257        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1540

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Rodrigues

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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 clarifying the allowance of land under chapter 61b.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 257        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1540

By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1540) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Stephen Kulik, Steven S. Howitt and Jennifer E. Benson for legislation to clarify the allowance of land under chapter 61b.  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 clarifying the allowance of land under chapter 61b.

 

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

Section 6 of chapter 132B of the general laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the following sentence:- “The failure of a board of assessors to allow or disallow any such application within three months following the filing thereof, shall be deemed a disallowance of such application”, and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:- The failure of a board of assessors to allow or disallow any such application within three months following the filing thereof, shall be deemed an allowance of such application.