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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 411 FILED ON: 1/14/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 15 |
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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 | | Bruce E. Tarr |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | proposal for constitutional amendment: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to cap the state income tax. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 411 FILED ON: 1/14/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 15 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal, Senate, No. 15) of Bruce E. Tarr for a |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislative amendment to the Constitution to cap the state income tax. Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 23 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 | | Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to cap the state income tax. |
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| 29 | 29 | | A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in |
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| 30 | 30 | | joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the |
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| 31 | 31 | | following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if |
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| 32 | 32 | | similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the |
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| 33 | 33 | | state election next following]: |
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| 34 | 34 | | ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1 Article 44 of the Massachusetts Constitution is hereby amended by adding the following |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2paragraph at the end thereof:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 3 In addition to the taxes on income otherwise authorized under this Article, the tax on that |
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| 38 | 38 | | 4portion of annual taxable income shall not be in excess of 6.25 per cent reported on any return |
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| 39 | 39 | | 5related to those taxes. This paragraph shall apply to all tax years beginning on or after January 1, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 62023. |
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