HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 114        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2943

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam J. Scanlon and Simon Cataldo

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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 veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

1/9/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

1/10/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

1/14/2023

Adam Gomez

Hampden

1/19/2023

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/20/2023

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/30/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/13/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/18/2023

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

4/5/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 114        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2943

By Representatives Scanlon of North Attleborough and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2943) of Adam Scanlon, Simon Cataldo and others relative to excise taxes on motor vehicles for low-income veterans.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to tax relief for low-income 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 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraph:-

The excise imposed by this section shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned and registered by or leased to a veteran, as defined in section 7 of chapter 4, whose annual income is equal to or below 100 per cent of federal poverty level. This exemption shall apply to not more than 1 motor vehicle owned and registered by or leased for the personal, noncommercial use of such veteran. 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 veteran does not continue to satisfy all of the requisites of this section at the time the exemption was first granted.