MA H1537

Bill

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

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 provide volunteer firefighters with a local option real estate tax exemption. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill provides a local option real estate tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. It allows cities, towns, and districts to establish a program to reduce the real property tax obligations of such volunteers in exchange for their volunteer services, up to a maximum reduction of $2,500 per year. The tax reduction is not considered income, wages, or employment for tax purposes, and the volunteers are considered public employees for the purposes of liability under Chapter 258 of the General Laws. The city, town, or district can also revoke its acceptance of this provision.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (6)

Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Harold Naughton (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied S1536 (on 05/11/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1537

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1537
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1537.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1385	Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1388	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1455	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	No further action taken	Similar To
H1456	Relative to fire fighter training	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1524	Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4001	Similar To
H1575	Relative to assessing administration	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2447	Relative to firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H3316	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3341	Regarding a sales tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H4258	Authorizing the Town of Hopkinton to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4389	Similar To
H4955	Authorizing the town of Hanover to grant abatement of real estate taxes to certain surviving spouse	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 365 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4978	Authorizing the town of Westford to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4998	Similar To
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
S1409	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1506	Relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4001	Similar To
S1536	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1635	Providing for a tax exemption on the sale of recycled materials	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1385

Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1388

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1455

Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters

No further action taken

Similar To

H1456

Relative to fire fighter training

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1524

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4001

Similar To

H1575

Relative to assessing administration

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H2447

Relative to firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H3316

Relative to growing the creative economy

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3341

Regarding a sales tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H4258

Authorizing the Town of Hopkinton to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4389

Similar To

H4955

Authorizing the town of Hanover to grant abatement of real estate taxes to certain surviving spouse

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 365 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4978

Authorizing the town of Westford to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4998

Similar To

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

S1409

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

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

Similar To

S1506

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4001

Similar To

S1536

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

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1635

Providing for a tax exemption on the sale of recycled materials

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

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