HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 711        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1577

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc T. Lombardo

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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 reducing the income tax to 5%.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/17/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/18/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/3/2017

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 711        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1577

By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1577) of Marc T. Lombardo and others relative to reducing the income tax to five percent.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2598 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 relative to reducing the income tax to 5%.

 

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.

(a)Section 4 of said chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) Part B taxable income shall be taxed at the rate of 5 percent.

(b) Subsection (a) of this act shall be effective beginning July 1, 2015.