HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1683        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1921

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James Arciero

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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 exempting Gold Star annuity payments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/19/2017

Pamela D. Morse

2 Jeannette Way Littleton, MA 01460

1/18/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/2/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/2/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/1/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/31/2017

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/2/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/1/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/1/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/31/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/31/2017

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/2/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/3/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/31/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/31/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

2/1/2017

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/1/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/1/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2017

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/1/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/2/2017

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1683        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1921

By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1921) of James Arciero and others for legislation to exempt Gold Star annuity payments issued by the Commonwealth from being declared as income.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 exempting Gold Star annuity payments.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any recipient of a Gold Star annuity payment issued by the commonwealth shall not be required to declare such payments as income.   Said payments shall not be included in any application or formula utilized by the commonwealth or its subdivisions to determine eligibility for any programs or services funded or provided by the commonwealth.