Bill Text: MA H2923 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provide additional property tax relief for veterans

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/10 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2923 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2923-Introduced.html

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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 to provide additional property tax relief for veterans .

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Thomas M. Stanley	9th Middlesex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to provide additional property tax relief 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:

            SECTION 1. Clause twenty second of section of chapter 59 of the general laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 260 of the acts of 2006, is hereby amended, by striking out the figure “$400,” and inserting in place thereof, the figure $500.”  For the purposes of this clause, $2,000.00 of this exemption or up to the sum of $175.00, whichever basis is applicable shall be borne by the city or town; the balance, up to the sum of $325 shall be borne by the commonwealth.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect on November 11, 2008