HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1402        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2483

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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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 property tax deferral for seniors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/8/2019

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/25/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1402        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2483

By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2483) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to property tax deferrals for certain elderly persons.  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 relative to 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 1. Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1117, the words “twenty thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following words “, in the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2019, $40,000, and in the taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, $40,000 multiplied by the percentage, if any, by which the CPI, as defined by subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62, for the preceding calendar year exceeds the CPI for calendar year 2019.

SECTION 2. Said section 5 of said chapter 59, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “household”, in line 1124, the following words: or $80,000, whichever is greater.