MA H2586

Bill

To protect senior independence

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to property tax relief for persons seventy-five years or older. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide property tax relief for individuals aged 75 or older in Massachusetts. It allows local assessors to develop a process that would limit the real estate property taxes of these older residents to the amount levied in the year they turned 75 or the year this act takes effect, whichever is later, as long as the property is owned and occupied by the older person and has not been conveyed to them to evade taxation.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (11)

Brian Ashe (D), William Crocker (R), Brad Jones (R), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Norm Orrall (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Paul Schmid (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5080 (on 11/02/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2586

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2586
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2586.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2483	Relative to property tax deferral for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H2532	Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2587	Providing tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2588	Making senior citizen property tax relief more equitable	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2657	Providing property tax relief for certain caregivers	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H3305	Relative to penalties for crimes against seniors	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H5080	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H615	To preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Accompanied a new draft, see H4227	Similar To
S1686	Relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1764	Relative to home modifications for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1765	Granting property tax relief to seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S2430	Preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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