MA S1735

Bill

MA S1735

Reducing senior citizen property taxes

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 senior citizen property taxes. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the existing law to allow cities and towns to further reduce the real property tax obligations of senior citizens (over the age of 60) in exchange for their volunteer services. The bill specifies that the tax reduction provided shall be in addition to any other exemption or abatement the senior citizen is entitled to, and sets a cap of the current minimum wage of the Commonwealth for up to 175 hours of volunteer services per tax year. The bill also allows cities and towns to adjust the exemption by allowing an approved representative to provide the volunteer services on behalf of seniors who are physically unable to do so.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2549 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1735

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1735
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1735.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
H2483	Relative to property tax deferral for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	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
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
H602	Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1707	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2477	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
S1764	Relative to home modifications for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S2243	Relative to the establishment of a Hingham means-tested property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S2549	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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

H2483

Relative to property tax deferral for seniors

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

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

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

H602

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

S1707

Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied H2477

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

S1764

Relative to home modifications for seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S2243

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

Accompanied a new draft, see S2525

Similar To

S2549

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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