MA H3034

Bill

MA H3034

Making senior citizen property tax relief more equitable

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to senior citizen property taxes. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to change the property tax relief eligibility threshold for senior citizens. Specifically, it replaces the fixed $600,000 limit on the assessed value of a single-family home with a variable limit set at the median assessed value for a single-family home in the municipality for the preceding calendar year, as calculated by the Department of Revenue. This change aims to make the senior citizen property tax relief program more equitable by adjusting the threshold to the local real estate market conditions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Alice Peisch (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3034

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3034
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3034.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2905	Providing for a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
H2915	Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	No further action taken	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
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
H5247	Revenue	No further action taken	Replaced by
H732	Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
S1823	Relative to property tax deferral for estates	Accompanied a study order, see H5352	Similar To
S1916	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S1958	Reducing senior citizen property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S1961	Relative to property taxes and senior citizens	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S1975	Granting property tax relief to seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2905

Providing for a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

H2915

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

No further action taken

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

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

H5247

Revenue

No further action taken

Replaced by

H732

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

S1823

Relative to property tax deferral for estates

Accompanied a study order, see H5352

Similar To

S1916

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

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S1958

Reducing senior citizen property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S1961

Relative to property taxes and senior citizens

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S1975

Granting property tax relief to seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

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