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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176 FILED ON: 1/10/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2954 |
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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 | | Michael J. Soter |
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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 property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans. |
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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:Michael J. Soter8th Worcester1/10/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/11/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/11/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/11/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/11/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/11/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/11/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/12/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/13/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/19/2023Peter J. Durant6th Worcester1/19/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/25/2023Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/28/2023David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/31/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/31/2023Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex2/1/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/1/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden2/8/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.5th Worcester2/15/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/22/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol2/22/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth2/22/2023Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex2/22/2023Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/23/2023James M. Murphy4th Norfolk2/23/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex2/23/2023Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex2/24/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex2/27/2023Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/27/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/28/2023Jonathan D. Zlotnik2nd Worcester3/1/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176 FILED ON: 1/10/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2954 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2954) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Michael J. Soter and others relative to property taxes for 100% disabled veterans. Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3069 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 property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans. |
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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 1. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 “permanent and total disability, and who by reason of such disability have received |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4assistance in acquiring ''specially adapted housing'' under laws administered by the Veterans |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Administration to the amount of ten thousand dollars of the taxable valuation of real property or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6the sum of $1,500, whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7due, provided, that such real estate is occupied as his domicile by such person, and provided, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8further, that if said property be greater than a single family house then only that value of so much |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9of said house as is occupied by said person as his domicile or a proportionate part of $1,500, 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes due, shall be |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11exempted” |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 and inserts in place thereof the following:- “100 percent service-connected permanent, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13and total disability, may receive a full property tax exemption on the real property that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14veteran resides in as his/her primary residence, provided, that such real estate is owned or deeded |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15in the name of the qualified veteran or his or her spouse.” |
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