MA H1518

Bill

Relative to certain real estate tax exemptions

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 increase certain real estate tax exemptions. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to increase certain real estate tax exemptions in Massachusetts. Specifically, it would amend Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws to increase the real estate tax exemption from $13,000 to $20,000 for certain individuals, and from $15,000 to $30,000 for certain other individuals. These changes would provide greater tax relief for eligible homeowners in the state.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Colleen Garry (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4244 (on 02/22/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1518

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1518
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1518.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1537	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Accompanied S1536	Similar To
H1569	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1605	Providing for a certain real property tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1606	Providing for prisoners of war	Accompanied a new draft, see H4215	Similar To
H3343	Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3693	Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4004	Similar To
H4244	House study order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S102	Relative to real estate document disclosure	Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
S104	Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals	New draft substituted, see S2246	Similar To
S1500	Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1522	Exempting residential security systems from sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2160	Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems	New draft substituted, see S2364	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1537

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Accompanied S1536

Similar To

H1569

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1605

Providing for a certain real property tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1606

Providing for prisoners of war

Accompanied a new draft, see H4215

Similar To

H3343

Clarifying the limited exemption from taxation of certain facilities for the treatment of committed mentally ill patients

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3693

Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4004

Similar To

H4244

House study order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S102

Relative to real estate document disclosure

Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

Similar To

S104

Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals

New draft substituted, see S2246

Similar To

S1500

Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S1522

Exempting residential security systems from sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2160

Relative to clarifying property tax exemptions for solar and wind systems

New draft substituted, see S2364

Similar To

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