MA S2393

Bill

MA S2393

To modernize property tax abatements for veterans

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
07/11/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to modernize property tax abatements for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study and recommend ways to modernize and increase property tax abatements and exemptions for veterans and surviving spouses in Massachusetts. The commission will review the current tax abatements and exemptions, determine the relationship between the abatements/exemptions and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating, and make recommendations to create a system that links the disability rating to the abatement/exemption amount. The commission will include representatives from the state legislature, the Department of Veterans' Services, the National Guard, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Revenue, the Municipal Association, veterans' organizations, and assessing officers, as well as local veterans' services officers, a surviving spouse, and other veterans. The commission is required to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the state legislature by December 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (1)

Will Brownsberger (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 07/11/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2393

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2393
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2393.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2935	Relative to property tax relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5200	Similar To
H3076	Relative to expanding the property tax exemption for qualified veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	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
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	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
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
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1736	Relative to surplus in retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
S1916	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S1919	Relative to real estate tax abatements to help businesses impacted by the Phase IV reopening plan	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1957	Increasing the property tax exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2408	Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2419	Relative to protecting veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	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

H2935

Relative to property tax relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5200

Similar To

H3076

Relative to expanding the property tax exemption for qualified veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

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

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

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

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

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1736

Relative to surplus in retirement systems

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

S1916

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

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S1919

Relative to real estate tax abatements to help businesses impacted by the Phase IV reopening plan

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1957

Increasing the property tax exemption for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the secretary of veterans’ services

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

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2408

Relative to COLA adjustments for veteran benefits

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

Similar To

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

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

Similar To

S2419

Relative to protecting veterans

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

Similar To

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

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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