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MA H3234

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Scanlon

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Allows Massachusetts cities and towns to adopt a local option property tax cap for homeowners aged 65 or older who meet income and asset requirements
  • Income eligibility limits are $50,000 or less for single filers and $60,000 or less for married filers
  • Asset limit is $75,000 or less, excluding the primary residence and one motor vehicle registered to the applicant
  • Property tax assessments and tax rate changes for qualified seniors would be recalculated annually, with the lower calculation applied as the tax levy
  • Income is defined as federal adjusted gross income, reduced by IRA distributions to the extent included in that figure

Legislative Description

Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Steering, Policy and Scheduling1/20/2026
Revenue2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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