MA S1845

Bill

Relative to senior citizen property tax credits

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to senior citizen property tax credits. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill amends the definition of "Residence" in Chapter 62 of the General Laws. The new definition states that a "Residence" is the building or portion thereof, including a mobile home, owned or rented and actually occupied by the taxpayer as their primary dwelling during the taxable year and located within the Commonwealth, together with the surrounding land not exceeding the average value of a single-family home in the municipality as determined by the local assessor for the previous fiscal year. A residence may also consist of a part of a multi-unit or multi-purpose building.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5247 (on 09/26/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1845

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1845
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1845.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2934	Relative to farm training in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2983	Extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H3055	Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors	No further action taken	Similar To
H3731	To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3734	Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens	Amendment #1 (Garlick) adopted	Similar To
H3766	Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3767	Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3901	Authorizing the town of Mendon to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3989	To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4107	Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4175	Relative to the senior citizen work rebate program during the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H5019	Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5247	Revenue	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1800	Relative to landlord tenant tax credits	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S1808	Providing tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1885	Relative to senior property tax deferral	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1916	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S1937	Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S1982	Relative to promoting tax relief for adoptive parents	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S2512	Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2526	Relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2934

Relative to farm training in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2983

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H3055

Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors

No further action taken

Similar To

H3731

To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3734

Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens

Amendment #1 (Garlick) adopted

Similar To

H3766

Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3767

Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3901

Authorizing the town of Mendon to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3989

To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4107

Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4175

Relative to the senior citizen work rebate program during the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H5019

Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H5247

Revenue

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1800

Relative to landlord tenant tax credits

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S1808

Providing tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing

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

Similar To

S1885

Relative to senior property tax deferral

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

Similar To

S1916

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

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S1937

Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S1982

Relative to promoting tax relief for adoptive parents

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

Similar To

S2512

Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2526

Relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

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