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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 198 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1214
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Hannah Kane
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/7/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/28/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 198 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1214
By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1214) of
Hannah Kane and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to the disclosure of information of certain
persons in the unclaimed property program. Financial Services.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1062 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1: Subsection (a) of section 12 of Chapter 200A of the General Laws is hereby
2amended by inserting after the word “chapter” the following sentence:- “The identity of the
3persons being examined and the records disclosed to the treasurer in the course of said
4examinations shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to chapter 66 and are not public records
5within the meaning of chapter 4.”
6 SECTION 2: This act becomes effective immediately upon signature of the governor and
7applies to any and all taxpayer information on or after this date.