HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2586
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Norman J. Orrall
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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 protect senior independence.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Norman J. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 1/16/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/16/2019 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 1/18/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/23/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/25/2019 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/23/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2586
By Mr. Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2586) of Norman J. Orrall and others relative to property tax relief for persons seventy-five years or older. 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 protect senior independence.
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 inserting at the end thereof the following new clause:-
Fifty-ninth. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to the contrary, the Board of Assessors, in any town or city in the commonwealth, may develop a process which will allow property owners, 75 years of age and older, to have their real estate property taxes limited to that annual amount which was levied in the year in which they turned 75 or in that year in which this act shall take effect, whichever comes later, provided that such real estate is owned and occupied by such older person, and provided further, that no real estate shall be so exempt which the assessors shall adjudge has been conveyed to such older person to evade taxation.