By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tisei, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 2965) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to include home heating costs in the calculation of tax credits for senior citizens. Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Richard R. Tisei

Paul J. P. Loscocco

Bruce E. Tarr

Mary S. Rogeness

George N. Peterson, Jr.

John A. Lepper

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

Lewis G. Evangelidis

F. Jay Barrows

Scott P. Brown

Paul K. Frost

Susan Williams Gifford

Robert S. Hargraves

Robert L. Hedlund

Bradford Hill

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Michael R. Knapik

Jeffrey Davis Perry

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Karyn E. Polito

Richard J. Ross

Todd M. Smola

Daniel K. Webster

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to helping seniors.

    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. Subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by sections 2, 3 and 4 of chapter 136 of the acts 2005, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commissioner.”, in line 290, the following:-

The real estate tax payment to be considered for purposes of calculating this credit shall also include 50 percent of the owner’s home heating oil, natural gas, or propane, actually paid in the taxable year for which the credit is sought.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (k) of said section 6 of said chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “thereof.”, in line 294, the following sentence:-

The rent constituting real estate tax payment to be considered for purposes of calculating this credit shall also include 50 percent of the owner’s home heating oil, natural gas, or propane, actually paid in the taxable year for which the credit is sought.