HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 377 FILED ON: 1/20/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3054
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adam J. Scanlon
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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 tax relief for low-income seniors.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Adam J. Scanlon | 14th Bristol | 1/20/2021 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/23/2021 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 2/1/2021 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 2/3/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 2/26/2021 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Steven G. Xiarhos | 5th Barnstable | 2/26/2021 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/26/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/26/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 3/15/2021 |
Paul F. Tucker | 7th Essex | 2/28/2021 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 4/22/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 377 FILED ON: 1/20/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3054
By Mr. Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3054) of Adam J. Scanlon and others for legislation to provide an exemption from the motor vehicle excise tax for certain persons 65 years of age or older. Revenue. |
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 tax relief for low-income seniors.
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. Chapter 60A Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
The excise imposed by this section shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned and registered by a citizen over the age of 65 whose annual income is at or below the federal poverty guideline. This exemption shall apply to not more than one motor vehicle owned and registered for the personal, noncommercial use of such senior citizen. After the assessors have allowed an exemption under this paragraph no further evidence of the existence of the facts required by this paragraph shall be required in any subsequent year in the city or town in which the exemption has been so allowed; provided, however, that the assessors may refuse to allow an exemption in any subsequent year if they become aware that the senior citizen did not satisfy all of the requisites of this section at the time the exemption was first granted.