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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2555 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3869
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul McMurtry
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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 tax notification for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2555 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3869
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3869) of
Paul McMurtry relative to the publishing of the names of veterans on certain municipal tax lists.
Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3524 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 tax notification for veterans.
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. Chapter 60 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 35 the following section:-
3 Section 35A. (a) No municipality shall publish or cause to be published the name, or
4other individually identifying information, of a veteran still owing a tax pursuant to this chapter
5after it has become due and payable.
6 (b) A municipality may communicate through the municipality’s veterans’ agent in order
7to provide notice and information related to a tax due and payable under this chapter to the
8veteran owing such tax. 2 of 2
9 SECTION 2. Section 21 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
10Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “taxpayers”, in line 70, the
11following words:- ; provided, however, that the name and address of a veteran shall not be
12published as part of said list.