Bill Text: MA H339 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Further regulating life sciences in the Commonwealth

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-13 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H339 Detail]

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter J. Koutoujian

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act Providing for Further Expansion of the Life Sciences Industry in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Peter J. Koutoujian

10th Middlesex

Charles A. Murphy

21st Middlesex

Michael J. Rodrigues

8th Bristol

Anthony D. Galluccio

Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Providing for Further Expansion of the Life Sciences Industry in the Commonwealth.




��������������� 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 30 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as last amended by Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2008, is hereby amended by deleting paragraph 17 thereof and substituting therefor the following paragraph: -- 

����������� 17.� Notwithstanding the last sentence in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 5, to the extent authorized pursuant to the life sciences tax incentive program established by section 5 of chapter 23I, losses sustained in any taxable year by a taxpayer engaged in business as a life sciences company as defined by section 2 of chapter 23I may, to the extent approved pursuant to said life sciences tax incentive program, be carried back for not more than 2 years, and may be carried forward for not more than 20 years.

SECTION 2.� Said section 30 of said chapter 63 is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph 17, inserted by section 1.

SECTION 3.   Section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2009; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the carryback of losses to taxable years beginning before the effective date of this act.

SECTION 4.� Section 2 shall take effect on December 31, 2018.

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