MA S2243

Bill

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

Introduced
06/10/2019

In Committee
06/10/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the establishment of a Hingham means-tested property tax exemption. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill establishes a means-tested property tax exemption for qualifying senior homeowners in the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. To be eligible, the property must be owned and occupied by a taxpayer aged 65 or older (or jointly by those 60 and older), with a maximum assessed value below a certain threshold. The exemption amount, set annually by the Board of Selectmen, will range from 50% to 100% of the applicant's previous year's state "circuit breaker" income tax credit. The total exemption cannot exceed 1% of the town's tax levy and must be funded through a tax levy adjustment or appropriation. Applicants must reapply annually, and the exemption will expire after 3 years unless reaffirmed by town meeting.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Joan Meschino (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2525 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2243

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2243
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2243.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2495	In aid of libraries	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	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
H2570	Regarding a sales tax exemption	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
H4010	Authorizing the Town of Ware to exempt Christopher Scott Romani from the maximum age requirement for applying for Civil Service appointment as a police officer	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5170	Similar To
H4042	Exempting certain positions in the city known as the town of West Springfield from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S1098	Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	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
S2242	Relative to the procedure for municipal acceptance of subdivision roads in the town of Hingham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2265	Exempting Paul Jacques from the maximum age requirement for applying for civil service appointment as a police officer in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 294 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2525	Relative to the establishment of a Hingham means-tested property tax exemption	Reprinted as amended, see S2989	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2495

In aid of libraries

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

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

H2570

Regarding a sales tax exemption

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

H4010

Authorizing the Town of Ware to exempt Christopher Scott Romani from the maximum age requirement for applying for Civil Service appointment as a police officer

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5170

Similar To

H4042

Exempting certain positions in the city known as the town of West Springfield from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S1098

Establishing EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

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

S2242

Relative to the procedure for municipal acceptance of subdivision roads in the town of Hingham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2265

Exempting Paul Jacques from the maximum age requirement for applying for civil service appointment as a police officer in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 294 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2525

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

Reprinted as amended, see S2989

Replaced by

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