MA H179

Bill

To recover stolen property

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 require that certain pawned items be photographed and cataloged. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to require that certain pawned items be photographed and cataloged by licensed pawnbrokers or second-hand dealers. The photographs and descriptions would be collected and maintained in an electronic database by the Office of the Attorney General, which would be made available to law enforcement agencies to help identify and recover stolen property. The Attorney General's Office would also be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations to implement this new requirement.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Mary Keefe (D), Paul McMurtry (D), José Tosado (D), Chris Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4638 (on 07/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H179

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H179
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H179.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1605	Providing for a certain real property tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1608	Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1610	Relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1641	Establishing a tax incentive for small property improvements	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H35	Relative to enhancing consumer protection with respect to unclaimed property	Accompanied a study order, see H4785	Similar To
H3693	Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4004	Similar To
H3787	Relative to the sale of the property located at 616 Towne Street, North Attleborough, Massachusetts	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4248	Similar To
H4258	Authorizing the Town of Hopkinton to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4389	Similar To
H4638	Consumer Protection	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4978	Authorizing the town of Westford to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4998	Similar To
H53	Relative to the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S2124	Improving real property tax abatements, application deadlines, and deferrals	Reprinted as amended, see S2135	Similar To
S2160	Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems	New draft substituted, see S2364	Similar To
S2670	Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1605

Providing for a certain real property tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1608

Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1610

Relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1641

Establishing a tax incentive for small property improvements

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H35

Relative to enhancing consumer protection with respect to unclaimed property

Accompanied a study order, see H4785

Similar To

H3693

Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4004

Similar To

H3787

Relative to the sale of the property located at 616 Towne Street, North Attleborough, Massachusetts

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4248

Similar To

H4258

Authorizing the Town of Hopkinton to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4389

Similar To

H4638

Consumer Protection

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H4978

Authorizing the town of Westford to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4998

Similar To

H53

Relative to the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S2124

Improving real property tax abatements, application deadlines, and deferrals

Reprinted as amended, see S2135

Similar To

S2160

Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems

New draft substituted, see S2364

Similar To

S2670

Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

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