HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 106        FILED ON: 1/5/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1571

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/5/2017

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 106        FILED ON: 1/5/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1571

By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1571) of David Paul Linsky and Peter J. Durant for legislation to extend the property tax exemption to surviving spouses of blind persons.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2592 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons.

 

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 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 835, the following words:— “or the blind person’s surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries”.