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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Danielle W. Gregoire
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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 allowing disabled veterans with purple heart plates to qualify for a sales tax exemption.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Danielle W. Gregoire4th Middlesex9/12/2023 1 of 2
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By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Danielle W.
Gregoire relative to a sales tax exemption for certain disabled veterans with purple heart license
plates. Revenue.
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 allowing disabled veterans with purple heart plates to qualify for a sales tax exemption.
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 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (u) and inserting in place thereof the following
3paragraph:-
4 (u) Sale of a motor vehicle purchased by and for the use of a person who has suffered
5loss, or permanent loss of use of, both legs or both arms or one leg and one arm or by and for the
6use of a veteran who has been determined to be permanently disabled by the medical advisory
7board established under section 8C of chapter 90 and has been issued a disabled veteran number
8plate or a purple heart recipient plate under section 2 of said chapter 90;.provided that this
9exemption shall apply to 1 motor vehicle only owned and registered for the personal,
10noncommercial use of such person. A person issued a purple heart recipient plate shall not have
11to forfeit their purple heart recipient plate for a disabled veteran number plate in order to receive 2 of 2
12the exemption from the tax in this paragraph. A person issued a purple heart recipient plate and a
13disability placard shall receive the exemption from the tax in this subsection.