MA S1957

Bill

Increasing the property tax exemption for 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 increase the property tax exemption for disabled veterans. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to increase the property tax exemption for disabled veterans in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws by raising the exemption amount from $400 to $1,000. This change would provide additional tax relief for disabled veterans who own property in the state.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2743 (on 03/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1957

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1957
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1957.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2809	Relative to increasing disability ratings for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5244	Similar To
H2817	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled 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
H3644	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	No further action taken	Similar To
H3731	To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022	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
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
S1937	Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	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
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
S2743	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2809

Relative to increasing disability ratings for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5244

Similar To

H2817

Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled 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

H3644

Increasing the annuity for gold star families

No further action taken

Similar To

H3731

To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022

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

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

S1937

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

Accompanied H2915

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

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

S2743

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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