MA S1934

Bill

MA S1934

Granting property tax exemptions to disabled veterans

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 to grant property tax exemptions to disabled veterans. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to grant property tax exemptions to disabled veterans in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: - Providing a property tax exemption for real estate owned by disabled veterans aged 65 or older, and their spouses, based on the percentage of the veteran's permanent, service-connected disability as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. - Requiring the veteran to be a legal resident of Massachusetts, with an honorable discharge, and have been domiciled in the state for at least 6 months prior to entering service or 2 consecutive years prior to applying for the exemption. - Limiting the exemption to the portion of the property occupied as the veteran's domicile. - Allowing the exemption to continue benefiting the surviving spouse after the veteran's death, as long as the spouse remains an owner and occupant of the domicile. - Specifying that the state treasury will reimburse the city or town for the amount of tax revenue lost due to this exemption.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Mike Moore (D)*, Paul Schmid (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5248 (on 10/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1934

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1934
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1934.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2817	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5244	Similar To
H2822	Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2883	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2904	Exempting disabled veterans from sales tax when leasing a motor vehicle	No further action taken	Similar To
H3069	Relative to property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H3486	Relative to license plates for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3644	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	No further action taken	Similar To
H5248	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1827	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	Accompanied H2883	Similar To
S1957	Increasing the property tax exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2405	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2434	Increasing annuity for disabled Veterans and Gold Star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2435	Relative to property tax rate exemptions for disabled veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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