HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2864 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3257
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Justin Thurber
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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 to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Justin Thurber | 5th Bristol | 1/16/2025 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 1/22/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2864 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3257
By Representative Thurber of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3257) of Justin Thurber and David F. DeCoste for legislation to authorize real estate tax abatements to parents with children in private schools. Revenue. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools.
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 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:-
Fifty-ninth, Real estate, to the amount of one thousand dollars of the taxable valuation of real estate of a person with minor children, including adopted children, for each child enrolled in a private school in which the person pays a tuition, as provided in section 7 of chapter 76; provided that such real estate is owned and occupied by the person as their domicile; provided further a person seeking abatement shall annually furnish to the assessors of the city or town proof of the child’s enrollment in such school