By Mr. Linsky of Natick, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3009) of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to extend the property tax exemption to surviving spouses of blind persons.  Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

David Paul Linsky

Gale D. Candaras

Bruce E. Tarr

Brian A. Joyce

James E. Timilty

Michael R. Knapik

Susan C. Fargo

Michael E. Festa

Karen E. Spilka

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons.

    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 5 of chapter 59 of the General laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 820, the following words:— “or the blind person’s surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries”.