MA H2563

Bill

Relative to interest on property tax bills

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to reduce the interest rate on overdue property tax bills to two percent annually. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to reduce the interest rate on overdue property tax bills from 14% to 2% annually. The bill amends several sections of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, which govern property taxation, to make this change. This change would apply to late payments on property tax bills, providing relief for taxpayers who are behind on their payments.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

Carlos González (D), John Lawn (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Alice Peisch (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2563

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2563
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2563.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
H2505	Relative to a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2542	Extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2598	Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates	Accompanied H2512	Similar To
H2657	Providing property tax relief for certain caregivers	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	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
H5080	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1616	Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1725	Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates	Accompanied H2512	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
S967	Relative to prejudgment interest rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	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

H2505

Relative to a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2542

Extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2598

Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates

Accompanied H2512

Similar To

H2657

Providing property tax relief for certain caregivers

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

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

H5080

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1616

Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1725

Relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates

Accompanied H2512

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

S967

Relative to prejudgment interest rates

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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