MA H2926

Bill

To increase veterans earned tax savings

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 increase veterans earned tax savings. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase the veterans' earned tax savings by amending the General Laws of Massachusetts. Specifically, it proposes to raise the tax exemption amounts for various categories of veterans, such as disabled veterans, veterans with a service-connected disability, and veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart. The bill increases the tax exemption figure from $400 to $600 for the general veterans' exemption, from $750 to $1,125 for the exemption for veterans with a service-connected disability, from $1,250 to $1,875 for the exemption for veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and from $1,500 to $2,250 for the exemption for veterans with a service-connected disability of 100% or more. Additionally, the bill raises the exemption for surviving spouses of veterans from $1,000 to $1,500.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (10)

Rich Haggerty (D)*, Jon Santiago (D)*, Michelle Ciccolo (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Vanna Howard (D), Patrick Kearney (D), James Murphy (D), Dave Robertson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5244 (on 09/22/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2926

(30 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2926
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2926.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2203	Relative to courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2809	Relative to increasing disability ratings for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5244	Similar To
H2883	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2921	Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2982	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	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
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
H4441	Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes	Reported by H5106	Similar To
H5244	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1672	To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1692	Establishing creditable service for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1916	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S1934	Granting property tax exemptions to disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	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
S2420	Relative to shelter benefits for veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2421	Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing	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
S906	Relative to public housing determination for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2203

Relative to courtesy retail parking spaces designed for non-handicapped veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2809

Relative to increasing disability ratings for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5244

Similar To

H2883

Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2921

Relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H2982

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

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

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

H4441

Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes

Reported by H5106

Similar To

H5244

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1672

To extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1692

Establishing creditable service for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1916

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

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S1934

Granting property tax exemptions to disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

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

S2420

Relative to shelter benefits for veterans

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

Similar To

S2421

Relative to tax credits for homeless veteran housing

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

S906

Relative to public housing determination for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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