HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1930 FILED ON: 2/15/2021 HOUSE ...... No. 2906

The Commonwealth of ______

PRESENTED BY:

William C. Galvin ______

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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to deeds excise receipts. ______

PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: William C. Galvin 6th Norfolk 2/11/2021 Bruce J. Ayers 1st Norfolk 2/16/2021 Paul McMurtry 11th Norfolk 2/16/2021 Kathleen R. LaNatra 12th Plymouth 2/17/2021 John H. Rogers 12th Norfolk 2/17/2021 Mathew J. Muratore 1st Plymouth 2/17/2021 Edward R. Philips 8th Norfolk 2/17/2021 Josh S. Cutler 6th Plymouth 2/17/2021 9th Norfolk 2/18/2021 Angelo L. D'Emilia 8th Plymouth 2/18/2021 Joan Meschino 3rd Plymouth 2/18/2021 David F. DeCoste 5th Plymouth 2/18/2021 2nd Plymouth 2/18/2021 Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol 2/19/2021 Alyson M. Sullivan 7th Plymouth 2/25/2021 Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk 2/25/2021 Norman J. Orrall 12th Bristol 2/25/2021 John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth 2/26/2021

1 of 2 Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth 2/26/2021 2nd Norfolk 3/4/2021 Alice Hanlon Peisch 14th Norfolk 3/2/2021 15th Norfolk 3/14/2021 Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth 3/3/2021 Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk 3/4/2021 F. Jay Barrows 1st Bristol 3/4/2021

2 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1930 FILED ON: 2/15/2021 HOUSE ...... No. 2906 By Mr. Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2906) of William C. Galvin and others relative to deeds excise receipts. Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

______In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court (2021-2022) ______

An Act relative to deeds excise receipts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Chapter 64D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after

2 Section 1 the following section:-

3 Section 1A. (a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the

4 counties of Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk and Plymouth shall retain 20 per cent of all deeds

5 excise receipts received on or after July 1, 2021, in addition to the amounts of deeds excise

6 receipts retained by said counties pursuant to any other statute or regulation. Such funds shall be

7 deposited to the General Fund of the county, and shall be disbursed and expended for meeting

8 the costs of the operation and maintenance of the county, or retained by the county for such

9 future use.

10 (b) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, county of Barnstable

11 shall retain 7.5 per cent of all deeds excise receipts received pursuant to this chapter on or after

12 July 1, 2021, in addition to the amounts of deeds excise receipts retained by said county pursuant

1 of 2 13 to any other statute or regulation. Such funds shall be deposited to the General Fund of the

14 county, and shall be disbursed and expended for meeting the costs of the operation and

15 maintenance of the county, or retained by the county for such future use.

16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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