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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 306 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2887
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph D. McKenna
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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 taxpayer conscience protection.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 306 FILED ON: 1/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2887
By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2887) of
Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to allow taxpayers to have the option to indicate on their
income tax return that they do not want any portion of their income tax liability to be utilized for
abortion services. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3005 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 taxpayer conscience protection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1.
2 Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the General
3Laws of Massachusetts, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
4section:
5 "Section 65. (a) For the purposes of this section, “abortion services” shall include
6performing, referring for abortion, or counseling for abortion.
7 (b) Taxpayers shall have the option to indicate on their income tax return that they do not
8want any portion of their income tax liability to be utilized for abortion services. When a 2 of 2
9taxpayer makes such election, the taxpayer’s income tax liability may not be used to pay for
10abortion services.
11 (c) The portion of the taxpayer’s income tax liability that is not to be used to pay for
12abortion services, pursuant to this section, must be deposited into a special account, separate and
13apart from the General Fund, whose purpose shall be to develop and implement a public
14information program to inform the general public of the provisions of section 39-½ of Chapter
15119, concerning voluntary abandonment of a newborn infant, also known as the Baby Safe
16Haven Law.
17 (d) The amount of the taxpayer’s income tax liability to be set aside in the special account
18specified in paragraph (c) shall be determined by multiplying the taxpayer’s income tax liability
19by the percentage of the General Fund dedicated to paying for abortion services in the previous
20year."