HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176        FILED ON: 1/10/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2954

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Soter

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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 100% disabled veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/10/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/11/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/11/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/11/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

1/11/2023

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

1/11/2023

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/11/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/12/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/13/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/19/2023

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/19/2023

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

1/25/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/28/2023

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/31/2023

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/31/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

2/1/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2023

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/8/2023

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/15/2023

Jeffrey Rosario Turco

19th Suffolk

1/20/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/22/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/22/2023

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/22/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

2/22/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

2/23/2023

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/23/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/23/2023

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/24/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

2/27/2023

Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida

7th Plymouth

2/27/2023

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/28/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/1/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

3/24/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

4/3/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

4/10/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

4/18/2023

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

9/19/2023

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

9/20/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176        FILED ON: 1/10/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2954

By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2954) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to property taxes for 100% disabled veterans.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3069 OF 2021-2022.]

 

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 property tax relief for 100% disabled 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. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words:-

“permanent and total disability, and who by reason of such disability have received assistance in acquiring ''specially adapted housing'' under laws administered by the Veterans Administration to the amount of ten thousand dollars of the taxable valuation of real property or the sum of $1,500, whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes due, provided, that such real estate is occupied as his domicile by such person, and provided, further, that if said property be greater than a single family house then only that value of so much of said house as is occupied by said person as his domicile or a proportionate part of $1,500, whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes due, shall be exempted”

and inserts in place thereof the following:- “100 percent service-connected permanent, and total disability, may receive a full property tax exemption on the real property that the veteran resides in as his/her primary residence, provided, that such real estate is owned or deeded in the name of the qualified veteran or his or her spouse.”