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H3046 • 2025

An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5237
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3046) of Tackey Chan for legislation to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home.
  • Revenue.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5237

  2. 2025-06-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3046) of Tackey Chan for legislation to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home. Revenue.

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Bill H.3046

SECTION 1.

Section 3, Part B, paragraph (b)(1) of Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new subparagraph:-

(D) an additional exemption of four thousand dollars if the taxpayer provided more than one-half of the support for an elderly relative who has attained the age of seventy before the taxable year, provided that the elderly relative resided with the taxpayer for more than six months of the taxable year and provided further that the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed thirty thousand dollars for the year in which the exemption is being claimed.

SECTION 2. Section 3, Part B, paragraph (b)(2) of Chapter 62 of the General Laws is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:-

(D) an additional exemption of four thousand dollars if the taxpayer provided more than one-half of the support for the elderly relative who has attained the age of seventy before the taxable year, provided that the elderly relative resided with the taxpayer for more than six months of the taxable year and provided further that the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed forty thousand dollars of the taxable year in which the exemption is being claimed.

SECTION 3. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations governing the provisions of this act that are not consistent with the provisions contained herein.

SECTION 4. The provisions of this act shall be effective for taxable years beginning January 1, 2027.

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