Bill Text: MA H2927 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The certification of the assessing of property at full and fair cash valuation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/27 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2927 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2927-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ellen Story
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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 Assessment Certification.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
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Stanley C. Rosenberg |
Hampshire and Franklin |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1593 OF 1997-1998.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Assessment Certification.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 56
of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition,
is hereby amended by striking out the first two sentences and inserting in
place thereof the following two sentences:--
Every fifth year, the commissioner shall certify as to whether the board of assessors is assessing property at full and fair cash valuation. Once certified, a city or town may classify in the manner set out in this section for the year of certification and for the four years next following said year of certification.
SECTION 2. The provisions of section one of this act shall be applicable to all certifications issued by the commissioner after the effective date of this act.
