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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 282 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3185
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph D. McKenna
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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 relative to taxpayer conscience protection.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/7/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 282 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3185
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3185) of
Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to allow taxpayers to have the option to indicate on their
income tax return that they do not want any portion of their income tax liability to be utilized for
abortion services. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2887 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 relative to taxpayer conscience protection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the General
2Laws of Massachusetts, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
3section:
4 "Section 65. (a) For the purposes of this section, “abortion services” shall include
5performing, referring for abortion, or counseling for abortion.
6 (b) Taxpayers shall have the option to indicate on their income tax return that they do not
7want any portion of their income tax liability to be utilized for abortion services. When a
8taxpayer makes such election, the taxpayer’s income tax liability may not be used to pay for
9abortion services. 2 of 2
10 (c) The portion of the taxpayer’s income tax liability that is not to be used to pay for
11abortion services, pursuant to this section, must be deposited into a special account, separate and
12apart from the General Fund, whose purpose shall be to develop and implement a public
13information program to inform the general public of the provisions of section 39-½ of Chapter
14119, concerning voluntary abandonment of a newborn infant, also known as the Baby Safe
15Haven Law.
16 (d) The amount of the taxpayer’s income tax liability to be set aside in the special account
17specified in paragraph (c) shall be determined by multiplying the taxpayer’s income tax liability
18by the percentage of the General Fund dedicated to paying for abortion services in the previous
19year."