H3869 • 2025

An Act relative to tax notification for veterans

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Sponsor: Paul McMurtry
Last action: 2025-10-28
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to tax notification for veterans

An Act relative to tax notification for veterans By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to tax notification for veterans By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3869) of Paul McMurtry relative to the publishing of the names of veterans on certain municipal tax lists.
Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

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Bill History

2025-10-28 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-10-17 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to tax notification for veterans
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3869) of Paul McMurtry relative to the publishing of the names of veterans on certain municipal tax lists. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

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Bill H.3869

SECTION 1. Chapter 60 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35 the following section:-

Section 35A.

(a) No municipality shall publish or cause to be published the name, or other individually identifying information, of a veteran still owing a tax pursuant to this chapter after it has become due and payable.

(b) A municipality may communicate through the municipality’s veterans’ agent in order to provide notice and information related to a tax due and payable under this chapter to the veteran owing such tax.

SECTION 2. Section 21 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “taxpayers”, in line 70, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the name and address of a veteran shall not be published as part of said list.

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