KLR Newsroom Governor Deval Patrick Friday signed the repeal of the new tax September 27, 2013 Governor Deval Patrick Friday signed the repeal of the new tax on software services As expected, Governor Deval Patrick Friday signed the repeal of the new tax on software services, ending a two-month-long controversy that had inflamed the state’s business and technology sectors. . The governor’s office announced the signing of the bill on Twitter.