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MA S2023

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward Kennedy

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates a property tax exemption of up to 100% of assessed value for small-scale agricultural and horticultural land under 2 acres in size
  • Requires minimum gross sales of $500 in the previous year from agricultural or horticultural products to qualify
  • Limits eligibility to cities and towns with populations of at least 50,000 or designated gateway municipalities
  • Requires local acceptance by each municipality, which then sets the specific exemption percentage
  • Allows municipalities to decide whether rooftop and container farm operations qualify for the exemption

Legislative Description

To promote urban agriculture and horticulture

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

7/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Revenue2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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