HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4945        FILED ON: 3/16/2020

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4727

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tami L. Gouveia

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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 providing for emergency cash assistance in response to COVID-19.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

3/16/2020

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/17/2020

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

3/17/2020

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

3/17/2020

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

3/17/2020

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

3/17/2020

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

3/17/2020

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

3/17/2020

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

3/17/2020

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

3/17/2020

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/18/2020

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

3/17/2020

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

3/18/2020

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

3/18/2020

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/18/2020

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

3/18/2020

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/18/2020

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

3/18/2020

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

3/18/2020

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

3/18/2020

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

3/18/2020

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

3/19/2020

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

3/23/2020

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/23/2020

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

3/23/2020

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

3/24/2020


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4945        FILED ON: 3/16/2020

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4727

By Ms. Gouveia of Acton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Tami L. Gouveia and others that the Department of Revenue be authorized to provide emergency cash assistance to certain qualifying households.  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 providing for emergency cash assistance in response to COVID-19.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for emergency cash assistance in response to COVID-19, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of revenue, within 30 days of the effective date of this act, shall deliver by first class mail a check in the amount $1,000 to a qualifying household. For purposes of this act the term “qualifying household” shall mean: (a) 1 to 2 person households earning up to 84,000 annually or; 3 person households earning up to $105,000 annually or; 4 or more person households earning up to $131,000 annually, (b) household members who are Massachusetts residents as of the effective date of this act; and (c) filed taxes for tax year 2018 or if taxes were not filed in 2018 can demonstrate their household income and household size through guidelines promulgated by the department.

SECTION 2. An additional $500 per dependent shall be allocated to each qualifying household.