MA S1919

Bill

MA S1919

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

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

AI Summary

This bill establishes a federal COVID-19 business property tax relief trust fund to provide real estate tax abatements to businesses designated as "Phase III" or "Phase IV" under COVID-19 orders and unable to fully reopen or sustain business due to the pandemic. The commonwealth will cover the difference in payments between municipalities and eligible businesses, and the fund will be administered by the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. The bill also sets an expiration date of 90 days after the termination of the state of emergency declared on March 10, 2020.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (13)

Joan Lovely (D)*, Michelle Ciccolo (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Bradford Hill (R), Dan Hunt (D), Brad Jones (R), Jason Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Mike Moore (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Tom Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5250 (on 10/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1919

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1919
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1919.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2919	Updating interest rates for property tax abatements	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H300	Encouraging the growth of small businesses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3138	Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H346	Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H3938	Authorizing the city of Somerville to impose a real estate transfer fee	No further action taken	Similar To
H5250	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H5421	Relative to licensure simplification	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 415 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1362	Providing a tax exemption for certain qualifying real estate in the town of Hamilton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S178	Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1844	Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2051	Reducing the costs for small businesses	Accompanied H3121	Similar To
S2165	Increasing solar rooftop energy	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2437	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
S2536	Relative to small businesses and the sale of certain cultural products	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S868	Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
S881	Relative to full disclosure of fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S971	To clarify homestead estates	Accompanied H1816	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2919

Updating interest rates for property tax abatements

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H300

Encouraging the growth of small businesses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3138

Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects

No further action taken

Similar To

H346

Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H3938

Authorizing the city of Somerville to impose a real estate transfer fee

No further action taken

Similar To

H5250

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H5421

Relative to licensure simplification

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 415 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1362

Providing a tax exemption for certain qualifying real estate in the town of Hamilton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S178

Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals

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

Similar To

S1844

Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2051

Reducing the costs for small businesses

Accompanied H3121

Similar To

S2165

Increasing solar rooftop energy

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2437

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

S2536

Relative to small businesses and the sale of certain cultural products

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

Similar To

S868

Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5351

Similar To

S881

Relative to full disclosure of fees

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

S971

To clarify homestead estates

Accompanied H1816

Similar To

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