HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3766        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2406

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

David Biele

_________________

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 relating to guardians of surviving children of emergency first responders.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Biele

4th Suffolk

1/17/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/27/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/28/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/29/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/30/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3766        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2406

By Mr. Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2406) of David Biele and others for legislation to authorize the abatement of certain real estate taxes for surviving spouses or guardians of children of emergency first responders or corrections officers killed in the line of duty.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

_______________

 

An Act relating to guardians of surviving children of emergency first responders.

 

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

Notwithstanding section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, any city, town, or political subdivision of the commonwealth may grant abatement of the real estate taxes assessed upon the property owned and occupied by the surviving spouse or guardian of a child whose parent was an emergency first responder or corrections officer killed in the line of duty as such, provided that such real estate is occupied by the child as his or her domicile.