| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4981 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, August 5, 2024. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Revenue, to whom were referred the petition |
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| 6 | 6 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2911) of Jerald A. Parisella relative to |
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| 7 | 7 | | the waiving of certain interest, charges or fees by tax collectors, and the |
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| 8 | 8 | | petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2971) of Marcus S. Vaughn |
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| 9 | 9 | | relative to fees of municipal tax collectors, reports recommending that the |
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| 10 | 10 | | accompanying bill (House, No. 4981) ought to pass. |
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| 11 | 11 | | For the committee, |
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| 12 | 12 | | MARK J. CUSACK. 1 of 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | FILED ON: 7/31/2024 |
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| 14 | 14 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4981 |
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| 15 | 15 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 16 | 16 | | _______________ |
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| 17 | 17 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 19 | 19 | | _______________ |
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| 20 | 20 | | An Act relative to interest fees. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 15 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking lines 50 and 51, and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3following:- |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 “The collector may, in his discretion, waive such interest, charges and fees, up to 50% of |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5the total tax liability for any given tax period.” |
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