MA S1631

Bill

Granting property tax relief to seniors

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to grant property tax relief to seniors. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill would grant property tax relief to seniors in Massachusetts. It would allow city or town assessors to provide up to a 100% property tax abatement (reduction) for residents who are at least 75 years old, subject to eligibility criteria set by the local assessors. This change to the existing state law aims to provide financial assistance to older homeowners by reducing their property tax burden.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Mike Rush (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2497 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1631

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1631
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1631.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2074	Preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H3336	Relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
S1543	Increasing the property tax deferral for seniors	Accompanied S1503	Similar To
S1598	Reducing senior citizen property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1600	Establishing a local option to exempt fishermen from property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1621	Relative to property taxes and senior citizens	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1666	Relative to reducing the tax burden on seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2497	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue matters	Reported (in part) by S1507	Replaced by
S2670	Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S357	Relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled	Accompanied a study order, see S2419	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2074

Preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors

Accompanied a new draft, see H4605

Similar To

H3336

Relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

S1543

Increasing the property tax deferral for seniors

Accompanied S1503

Similar To

S1598

Reducing senior citizen property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1600

Establishing a local option to exempt fishermen from property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1621

Relative to property taxes and senior citizens

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1666

Relative to reducing the tax burden on seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2497

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

Reported (in part) by S1507

Replaced by

S2670

Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S357

Relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled

Accompanied a study order, see S2419

Similar To

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