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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2728 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Gerard J. Cassidy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Gerard J. Cassidy9th Plymouth1/18/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/30/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2728 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2728) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Gerard J. Cassidy and Mathew J. Muratore relative to the assessment of the value of property for |
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| 20 | 20 | | tax purposes. Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2841 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 2A of Chapter 59 is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2subsection: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 (d) Whenever a Massachusetts Assessor deems it reasonably necessary to enter upon a |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4property to collect physical and functional data pertinent to its proper determination of fair cash |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5value for the fiscal year tax roll, and in accordance with the Department of Revenue’s |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6requirements as well as the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices nationally |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7recognized techniques of appraising property; the assessor or his authorized agents or employees |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8may, after reasonable notice, enter upon said property, lands, waters and premises, not including |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9buildings, in the commonwealth, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass. Nothing in this 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10section shall relieve an assessor of liability for damage caused by entry to said property, by |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11himself or his agents or employees. |
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