MA S1746

Bill

MA S1746

Relative to property taxes and senior citizens

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 relative to property taxes and senior citizens. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Massachusetts law to allow cities and towns to reduce the property tax for senior citizens who have lived in the same city or town for at least 25 years and are 65 or older. The tax would be reduced to the amount they paid before turning 65, as long as they occupy the property as their primary residence, either alone or jointly with their spouse.

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/S1746

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1746
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1746.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1524	Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	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
H2559	Creating a commission to study the PILOT formula and disbursement	Accompanied H2658	Similar To
H2595	To reduce taxes generated by charitable raffles and bazaars	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2876	Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H3691	Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4208	Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4244	Relative to the town of Mattapoisett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 357 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H602	Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1702	Relative to excessive executive compensation	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1765	Granting property tax relief to seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S2052	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2318	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2439	Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett	Read second and ordered to a third reading	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
S773	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1524

Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

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

H2559

Creating a commission to study the PILOT formula and disbursement

Accompanied H2658

Similar To

H2595

To reduce taxes generated by charitable raffles and bazaars

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2876

Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H3691

Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

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

Similar To

H4208

Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

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

Similar To

H4244

Relative to the town of Mattapoisett

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 357 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H602

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

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

Similar To

S1702

Relative to excessive executive compensation

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1765

Granting property tax relief to seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S2052

Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2318

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2439

Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett

Read second and ordered to a third reading

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

S773

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

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

Similar To

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