MA S1595

Bill

Abolishing the death tax

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to abolish the death tax. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to abolish the "death tax," which refers to the estate tax. The bill seeks to repeal Chapter 65C of the General Laws, which contains the estate tax provisions. In plain language, this means the proposed legislation would eliminate the estate tax, which is a tax imposed on the transfer of a deceased person's assets to their heirs or beneficiaries.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Donald Humason (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4210 (on 02/08/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1595

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1595
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1595.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1386	Relative to amending disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer	No further action taken	Similar To
H1437	Providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1455	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1580	To abolish the death tax	Accompanied a new draft, see H4210	Similar To
H4210	Relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code	No further action taken	Replaced by
H881	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1281	Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1471	Relative to funeral and burial expenses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1473	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1523	Abolishing the death tax	Accompanied a new draft, see H4210	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1386

Relative to amending disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer

No further action taken

Similar To

H1437

Providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1455

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1580

To abolish the death tax

Accompanied a new draft, see H4210

Similar To

H4210

Relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code

No further action taken

Replaced by

H881

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1281

Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1471

Relative to funeral and burial expenses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1473

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1523

Abolishing the death tax

Accompanied a new draft, see H4210

Similar To

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