MA H2523

Bill

MA H2523

Relative to reductions in property tax liabilities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition of Louis L. Kafka and James K. Hawkins that cities and towns be authorized to create local rules and procedures allowing persons over the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services in exchange for a reduction in property tax obligations. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes cities and towns in Massachusetts to create local rules and procedures allowing persons over the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services in exchange for a reduction in their property tax obligations for future tax years. This provision would be added to Section 5K of Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws, which currently allows cities and towns to establish programs to provide property tax exemptions or deferrals for senior citizens and certain disabled individuals.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Jim Hawkins (D), Louis Kafka (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2523

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2523
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2523.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1826	Relative to assessor certificates	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H2399	Providing for property tax relief for small business owners	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
H254	Regulating lottery funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2668	Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2961	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	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
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
S216	Relative to promoting local economic development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

H1826

Relative to assessor certificates

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H2399

Providing for property tax relief for small business owners

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

H254

Regulating lottery funding

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2668

Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H2961

Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H341

Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

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

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

S216

Relative to promoting local economic development

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

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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