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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2153 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3015 |
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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 J. Ayers |
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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 providing for a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the Massachusetts Youth |
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| 13 | 13 | | & Government program. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/15/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/14/2025Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk3/5/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth3/5/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex3/5/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/5/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2153 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3015 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3015) of Bruce |
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| 20 | 20 | | J. Ayers and others for legislation to provide a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the |
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| 21 | 21 | | establishment of the Y.M.C.A. youth and government fund. Revenue. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2707 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act providing for a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the Massachusetts Youth |
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| 30 | 30 | | & Government program. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2section 35AAA, inserted by section 25 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, the following section:- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Section 35BBB. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4a separate fund to be known as the YMCA’s Youth & Government Fund to be used for the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5purposes of funding the YMCA’s Youth & Government program. The fund shall be administered |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6by the state treasurer. The fund shall consist of all revenues received by the commonwealth |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7pursuant to the voluntary check-off donation indicated on the department of revenue’s annual |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8income tax return authorized by section 6O of chapter 62 and from public and private sources |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9such as gifts, grants and donations to further fund the YMCA’s Youth & Government program. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10The state treasurer shall deposit amounts in the fund in accordance with section 34 of chapter 29 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11in a manner that will secure the highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12fund and with the requirement that all amounts on deposit shall be available for immediate |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13withdrawal at any time. The monies shall be expended by the state treasurer without further |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14appropriation for the purposes of funding the YMCA’s Youth & Government program and any |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15funds remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16available for use in subsequent fiscal years. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17 SECTION 2. Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18section 6N, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, the following section:- |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19 Section 6O. A person filing an individual or a joint return may voluntarily contribute all |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20or part of any refund to which they are entitled, or may voluntarily add an amount on to any |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21amount due, to be credited to the YMCA’s Youth & Government Fund. A contribution under |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22this section may be made with respect to any taxable year at the time of filing a return of the tax |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23established by this chapter for such taxable year. The commissioner shall prescribe the manner in |
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| 56 | 56 | | 24which the contribution shall be made on the face of the return required by section 5 of chapter |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2562C; provided, however, that the commissioner shall assure that taxpayers filing any such forms |
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| 58 | 58 | | 26are made clearly aware of their ability to make the contributions provided for by this section. The |
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| 59 | 59 | | 27commissioner shall annually report the total amount designated under this section to the state |
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| 60 | 60 | | 28treasurer, who shall credit such amount to the YMCA’s Youth & Government Fund. |
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