HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1273        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1131

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Hannah Kane

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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 taxpayer confidentiality.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

3/14/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1273        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1131

By Mrs. Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1131) of Hannah Kane and others relative to the disclosure of information of certain persons in the unclaimed property program.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1026 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

 

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: Subsection (a) of section 12 of Chapter 200A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “chapter” the following sentence:- “The identity of the persons being examined and the records disclosed to the treasurer in the course of said examinations shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to chapter 66 and are not public records within the meaning of chapter 4.”

SECTION 2: This act becomes effective immediately upon signature of the governor and applies to any and all taxpayer information on or after this date.