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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4365 FILED ON: 2/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3904
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher J. Worrell
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to senior tax exemption.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk2/3/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4365 FILED ON: 2/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3904
By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3905) of
Christopher J. Worrell (with the approval of mayor and city council) relative to a senior
homeowner property tax exemption in the city of Boston. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to senior tax exemption.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding clause 41C of section 5 of chapter 59 or any other general
2or special law to the contrary, with respect to real property in the City of Boston the following
3factors determining exemption for real property under clause 41C of section 5 of chapter 59 shall
4be adjusted as follows: (1) increasing the sum of $500 contained in the first sentence of clause
541C to $1,500; (2) increasing the amounts contained in subclause (B) of said first sentence
6whenever they appear in said subclause from $13,000 dollars and from $15,000 dollars to fifty
7percent of Area Median Income as adjusted for household size, as is published annually by the
8U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as required by Section 8 of the Federal
9Housing Act of 1937 (42 USC Section 1437f), as amended, and the relevant year of the
10calculation shall be the most recent figure available as of July 1 of the start of the fiscal year to
11which the exemption is sought; and (3) increasing the amounts contained in subclause (C) of said
12first sentence whenever they appear in said subclause from $28,000 dollars to not more than 2 of 2
13$80,000 and from $30,000 to not more than $110,000. These adjustments shall not be further
14modified by the second sentence of clause 41C of section 5 of chapter 59.
15 SECTION 2.
16 The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be
17held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
18unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full
19force and effect.
20 SECTION 3.
21 This act shall take effect upon its passage.