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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1167 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1866 |
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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 | | Jason M. Lewis |
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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 bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act preventing high-income tax avoidance. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jason M. LewisFifth MiddlesexJack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/26/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk2/1/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/1/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/3/2023Julian CyrCape and Islands2/7/2023Liz MirandaSecond Suffolk2/10/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/13/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/13/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/15/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/17/2023Adam GomezHampden2/21/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex2/23/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/28/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/28/2023Pavel M. PayanoFirst Essex3/8/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1167 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1866 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1866) of Jason M. Lewis, Jack |
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| 19 | 19 | | Patrick Lewis, Erika Uyterhoeven, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court |
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| 20 | 20 | | for legislation to prevent high-income tax avoidance. Revenue. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act preventing high-income tax avoidance. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the final |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3paragraph of subsection (a):- A married couple must file a joint return for any year in which they |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4file a joint federal income tax return. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 SECTION 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all tax years commencing after |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6December 31, 2022. |
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