SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1591        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1543

 

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

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/2/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1591        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1543

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1543) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon, Mary S. Keefe 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. 1494 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 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 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, beginning in line 1092, 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:- “$80,000”.