H3102 • 2025

An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption

Taxes

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Sponsor: Sean Garballey
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption

An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3102) of Sean Garballey and Paul J.
Donato relative to the senior property tax exemption.
Revenue.

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Bill History

2026-02-17 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-02-17 House
Rules suspended
2026-02-17 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-01-20 House
Accompanied a study order, see H4965
2026-01-20 House
Reported from the committee on House Rules
2026-01-20 House
Reported on a part of H4965
2026-01-20 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-06-12 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Revenue
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption
By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3102) of Sean Garballey and Paul J. Donato relative to the senior property tax exemption. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.3102

Chapter 59, Section 5, subsection 41C is hereby amended by striking out the words:

“A city, by vote of its council and approval of its mayor, or a town, by vote of town meeting, may adjust the following factors contained in these provisions by: 1) reducing the requisite age of eligibility to any person age 65 years or older; 2) increasing either or both of the amounts contained in the first sentence of this clause, by not more than 100 per cent;” and replacing with the following new text:

“A city, by vote of its council and approval of its mayor, or a town, by vote of town meeting, may adjust the following factors contained in these provisions by: 1) reducing the requisite age of eligibility to any person age 65 years or older; 2) increasing either or both of the amounts contained in the first sentence of this clause, by not more than 100 per cent, or increasing the $500 exemption in the first sentence up to $2,000;”

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