SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2129        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1874

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam Gomez

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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 payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam Gomez

Hampden

 

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/25/2021

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

3/18/2021

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

4/5/2021

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

4/5/2021

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

4/8/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

4/21/2021

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

4/21/2021

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

4/21/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

5/12/2021

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

11/24/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2129        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1874

By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1874) of Adam Gomez, Erika Uyterhoeven, Joanne M. Comerford, Sean Garballey and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1565 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax.

 

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 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 5N the following section:-

Section 5O. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 or any other general or special law to the contrary, in a city or town that votes to accept this section pursuant to section 4 of Chapter 4, an organization exempt from taxation under clause third of said section 5 owning total property valued at or above fifteen million shall make payments in lieu of taxation on all real and personal property owned by the organization in the city or town equal to 25 percent of the amount that would be paid if the property were not exempt from taxation.

Any city or town that accepts this section shall adopt an ordinance or bylaw to provide for agreements between the municipality and organizations that may provide for exemptions from payment, consideration of community benefits as payment and administration of payments.