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MA H4575

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

9/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sean Garballey

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 3 of Chapter 285 of the Acts of 2020, which established Arlington's means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption program
  • Provides two funding options for the exemption: (i) proportional allocation within the tax levy on all residential taxpayers, or (ii) appropriation or transfer from existing town funds
  • Caps the total exemption amount at 1% of the town's tax levy under either funding method
  • Filed as a home rule petition with local approval already received from the Town of Arlington
  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Steering, Policy and Scheduling3/12/2026
Revenue9/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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