HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 220 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradford Hill
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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 relief for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/14/2021 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 5/11/2021 |
Adam J. Scanlon | 14th Bristol | 5/11/2021 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 5/11/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 220 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2935) of Bradford Hill relative to property tax relief for veterans. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2494 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 relative to property tax relief for veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 218 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting after clause Twenty-second F the following clause:-
Twenty-second I. Notwithstanding any provision of general or special law to the contrary, an abatement granted pursuant to clauses twenty-second through twenty-second H inclusive may be increased annually at the discretion of a city or town by an amount not to exceed the increase in the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index for such year. This clause shall take effect in a city or town upon its acceptance by such city or town.