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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 571 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1930 |
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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 | | Michael F. Rush |
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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 granting property tax relief to seniors. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael F. RushNorfolk and SuffolkTackey Chan2nd NorfolkPaul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/2/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 571 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1930 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1930) of Michael F. Rush, Tackey |
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| 19 | 19 | | Chan and Paul McMurtry for legislation to grant property tax relief to seniors. Revenue. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1975 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act granting property tax relief to seniors. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Fifty-ninth. Upon the acceptance of this section by a city or town, the board of assessors |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4may grant real and personal property tax abatement up to 100 per cent of the total tax assessed to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5a resident who has attained the age of 75, subject to eligibility criteria to be established by the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6board of assessors. |
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