Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3167 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1743 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3167
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Jay D. Livingstone
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/15/2025William F. MacGregor10th Suffolk2/26/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1743 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3167
18	18	By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3167) of
19	19	Jay D. Livingstone and William F. MacGregor relative to residential and senior tax exemptions.
20	20	Revenue.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
25	25	_______________
26	26	An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 5C of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “35” and replacing it with the
31	31	3following figure:- “50”.
32	32	4 SECTION 2. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
33	33	5Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out the words “four
34	34	6thousand dollars”, and inserting in place thereof the following words “eight thousand dollars”, in
35	35	7each instance, in said chapter
36	36	8 SECTION 3. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
37	37	9Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out the words “five
38	38	10hundred dollars”, and inserting in place thereof the following words “one thousand dollars”, in
39	39	11each instance, in said chapter 2 of 2
40	40	12 SECTION 4. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
41	41	13Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out “less than six
42	42	14thousand dollars, or, if married, combined gross receipts with his spouse of less than seven
43	43	15thousand dollars,” and inserting in place thereof the following words “less than sixty thousand
44	44	16dollars, or, if married, combined gross receipts with his spouse of less than ninety thousand
45	45	17dollars or lesser amount as the municipality may set,”.
46	46	18 SECTION 5. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
47	47	19Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out “in excess of
48	48	20seventeen thousand dollars, or if married, not in excess of twenty thousand dollars,” and
49	49	21inserting in place thereof the following words “in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars, or if
50	50	22married, not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars,”
51	51	23 SECTION 6. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
52	52	24Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-first C1/2 Clause, by striking out the figure “5
53	53	25per cent” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “10 per cent”.
54	54	26 SECTION 5. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024
55	55	27Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “20 per cent” and inserting in place
56	56	28thereof the following figure:- “40 per cent”.