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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4736
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 9, 2024.
The committee on Revenue, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1821) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation
relative to taxation of equipment used to provide broadband
communication services; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
1823) of Paul R. Feeney and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to expand
the child tax credit; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1832)
of Adam Gomez, Patricia A. Duffy and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to
expand the commuter deduction to regional transit authority fares; the
petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1833) of Adam Gomez for
legislation to lift the rental tax deduction limit; the petition (accompanied
by bill, Senate, No. 1844) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kelly W. Pease, Mike
Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for
legislation to further lead remediation in rental housing by increasing the
deleading credit; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1850) of
John F. Keenan for legislation relative to commuter transit benefits; the
petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1852) of Edward J. Kennedy
for legislation to establish the Massachusetts student relief and retention
tax credit; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1870) of Vincent
Lawrence Dixon for legislation for a literacy tax credit; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1871) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for
legislation for a grade improvement tax credit; the petition (accompanied
by bill, Senate, No. 1874) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to establish a
tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1878) of Mark C. Montigny for
legislation to increase the commuter tax deduction to reflect rising costs;
the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1881) of Mark C. Montigny
for legislation relative to economic development tax credits; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1884) of Michael O. Moore, Hannah
Kane, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Julian Cyr and others for legislation to
establish a college tuition tax deduction; the petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 1903) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a tax 2 of 3
credit for child care; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1909)
of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a tax credit for small
businesses; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1913) of Patrick
M. O'Connor for legislation relative to middle class economic relief; the
petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1923) of Jacob R. Oliveira for
legislation to extend the historic rehabilitation tax credit program; the
petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1924) of Rebecca L. Rausch for
legislation relative to mental health promotion through realistic advertising
images; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1935) of Bruce E.
Tarr for legislation to create a super research and development tax credit;
the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1938) of Bruce E. Tarr for
legislation to establish a commuter tax credit; the petition (accompanied
by bill, Senate, No. 1943) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to tax
credits for affordable housing; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1945) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to increase the rental
deduction; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1952) of Bruce
E. Tarr and James B. Eldridge for legislation to improve long-term care
staffing and dignity for caregivers through training, tuition
reimbursements, tax credits and other programs; and the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1954) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
relative to employee recruitment and retention, reports recommending that
the accompanying order (House, No. 4736) ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
MARK J. CUSACK. 3 of 3
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4736
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives,
1 Ordered, That the committee on Revenue be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of Senate documents numbered 1821, 1823,
31832, 1833, 1844, 1850, 1852, 1870, 1871, 1874, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1903, 1909, 1913, 1923,
41924, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1952 and 1954, relative to commuter transit benefits, child tax
5credit, and other related matters.
6 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
7and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
8recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
9on or before December 31, 2024.