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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3353 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4051 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Rita A. Mendes |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to establishing a municipal tax assessment increase limit. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rita A. Mendes11th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3353 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4051 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4051) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Rita A. Mendes for legislation to establish a municipal tax assessment increase limit. Revenue. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to establishing a municipal tax assessment increase limit. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 56 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following 2 paragraphs:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 A city or town shall have discretionary authority to determine: (i) the residential tax rate |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4factor shift and portion of tax levy to be paid by commercial, industrial and personal property |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5classes without being bound by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to section 1A of chapter |
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| 33 | 33 | | 658; and (ii) if properties should be subject to higher taxation that are registered as derelict or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7abandoned residential, commercial or industrial property for a period of at least 5 years. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 A city or town may apply for hardship to the commissioner of revenue to cover the tax |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9levy for any shortfall of property tax revenue collected during periods when the commissioner |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10has collected a tax surplus. The amount to be applied for cannot exceed 5 per cent of the total tax |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11levy amount of any city or town applying. |
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