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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2623 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2922 |
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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 | | Edward R. Philips |
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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 deeds excise receipts. |
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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:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/19/2023Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth1/20/2023Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/23/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/23/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/23/2023John H. Rogers12th Norfolk1/25/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/26/2023David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth2/3/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth2/3/2023Gerard J. Cassidy9th Plymouth2/3/2023Rita A. Mendes11th Plymouth2/3/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/7/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2623 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2922 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2922) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Edward R. Philips and others relative to deeds excise receipts. Revenue. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to deeds excise receipts. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 64D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Section 1 the following section:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 Section 1A. (a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4counties of Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk and Plymouth shall retain 20 per cent of all deeds |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5excise receipts received on or after July 1, 2023, in addition to the amounts of deeds excise |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6receipts retained by said counties pursuant to any other statute or regulation. Such funds shall be |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7deposited to the General Fund of the county, and shall be disbursed and expended for meeting |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8the costs of the operation and maintenance of the county, or retained by the county for such |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9future use. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 (b) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the county of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11Barnstable shall retain 7.5 per cent of all deeds excise receipts received pursuant to this chapter |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12on or after July 1, 2023, in addition to the amounts of deeds excise receipts retained by said 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13county pursuant to any other statute or regulation. Such funds shall be deposited to the General |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14Fund of the county, and shall be disbursed and expended for meeting the costs of the operation |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15and maintenance of the county, or retained by the county for such future use. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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