Bill Text: MA H2919 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The issuance by cities and towns to elderly persons of previous records of real estate tax payments
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/3 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2919 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2919-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to real estate tax credit for person 65 or older.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Benjamin Swan |
11th Hampden |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
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Brian A. Joyce |
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to real estate tax credit for person 65 or older.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
There shall be added to Massachusetts General Law chapter 62, Section 6(k)(9), the following:-
(10) Upon request, in writing, by a taxpayer who is 65 years of age or older, a city or town shall furnish the taxpayer a written record of the taxpayer’s “real estate tax payment” as defined in this section (k) for up to three prior calendar years free of charge to the requesting taxpayer, but no city or town shall be required to furnish a written record without charge for any given calendar year for which a written record has been previously provided except that a city or town shall provide duplicate written records for a reasonable charge in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Revenue.
