MA H2407

Bill

Relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax

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 payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws to require organizations that are exempt from property tax under the "clause third" provision to make payments in lieu of taxation on their real and personal property equal to 25% of the amount that would be paid if the property were not exempt. The bill allows cities and towns that vote to accept this section to adopt ordinances or bylaws to provide for agreements with these organizations, including exemptions from payment, consideration of community benefits as payment, and administration of the payments.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (6)

Natalie Blais (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carlos González (D), Maria Robinson (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5128 (on 11/19/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2407

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2407
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2407.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2399	Providing for property tax relief for small business owners	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2481	Repealing the property tax exemption for Massport lessees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2503	Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2505	Relative to a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2541	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2594	Providing for prisoners of war	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2622	Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2629	Relative to the film tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H3995	Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4476	Similar To
H4081	Authorizing the town of Arlington to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4477	Similar To
H4243	Authorizing the town of Reading to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5128	Study Order - Revenue matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1616	Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1759	Relative to the taxation of rolling stock	Accompanied H2517	Similar To
S1763	Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2243	Relative to the establishment of a Hingham means-tested property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2399

Providing for property tax relief for small business owners

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2481

Repealing the property tax exemption for Massport lessees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2503

Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2505

Relative to a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2541

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2594

Providing for prisoners of war

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

Similar To

H2622

Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2629

Relative to the film tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H3995

Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4476

Similar To

H4081

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4477

Similar To

H4243

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5128

Study Order - Revenue matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1616

Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1759

Relative to the taxation of rolling stock

Accompanied H2517

Similar To

S1763

Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2243

Relative to the establishment of a Hingham means-tested property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see S2525

Similar To

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