HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3420 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2437
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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 to properly value real estate transactions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/16/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/25/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3420 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2437
By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2437) of Marjorie C. Decker and James K. Hawkins for legislation to further regulate the value of real estate transactions. Revenue. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to properly value real estate transactions.
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. Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 5N the following new section:-
Section 5O. For the purposes of taxation, a trustee of a trust shall, if the disposition of a real property interest of the trust is less than its fair cash valuation, pay to a city or town the amount of the real property tax on any such disposition for the assessed fair cash valuation of such real property according to section 38.