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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1634        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2867 OF 2023-2024.]

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 extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons.

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 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 957, the following words:— “or the blind person’s surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries”