HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 646        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2588

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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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 making senior citizen property tax relief more equitable.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/14/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/22/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 646        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2588

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2588) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Carmine Lawrence Gentile relative to property tax relief for elderly persons.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2649 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 making senior citizen property tax relief more equitable.

 

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.  Paragraph (3)(ii) of subsection (k) of Section 6 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking “$600,000” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

the median assessed value for a single-family home of the municipality for the preceding calendar year, as calculated by the department of revenue.