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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2954
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Soter
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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 property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans.
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PETITION OF:
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
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2954
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2954) of
Michael J. Soter and others relative to property taxes for 100% disabled veterans. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3069 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 property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans.
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. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words:-
3 “permanent and total disability, and who by reason of such disability have received
4assistance in acquiring ''specially adapted housing'' under laws administered by the Veterans
5Administration to the amount of ten thousand dollars of the taxable valuation of real property or
6the sum of $1,500, whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes
7due, provided, that such real estate is occupied as his domicile by such person, and provided,
8further, that if said property be greater than a single family house then only that value of so much
9of said house as is occupied by said person as his domicile or a proportionate part of $1,500, 2 of 2
10whichever would result in an abatement of the greater amount of actual taxes due, shall be
11exempted”
12 and inserts in place thereof the following:- “100 percent service-connected permanent,
13and total disability, may receive a full property tax exemption on the real property that the
14veteran resides in as his/her primary residence, provided, that such real estate is owned or deeded
15in the name of the qualified veteran or his or her spouse.”