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MA H3970
Bill
Status
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Rogers
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AI Summary
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Exempts the Town of Belmont from Chapter 61B provisions governing valuation, assessment, and taxation of recreational land, effective July 1, 2025
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Prohibits landowners from submitting new applications for recreational land tax classification in Belmont, and bars the Board of Assessors from accepting such applications after July 1, 2025
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Preserves existing Chapter 61B requirements for land already classified as recreational, including roll-back taxes, change-of-use provisions, and taxation upon conveyance
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Filed as a local petition with town approval already received, sponsored by Rep. David M. Rogers (24th Middlesex) and Sen. William N. Brownsberger (Suffolk and Middlesex)
Legislative Description
Updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Belmont
Last Action
Reporting date extended to Friday, June 26, 2026
2/25/2026