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H3127 • 2025

An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families

An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families

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Sponsor
Kevin G. Honan
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5309
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families

An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3127) of Kevin G.
  • Honan relative to the tax deduction for rental payments.
  • 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. 2026-04-02 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5309

  2. 2026-02-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026

  4. 2025-09-04 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families
By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3127) of Kevin G. Honan relative to the tax deduction for rental payments. Revenue.

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Bill H.3127

SECTION 1. Section 3(B)(a)(9) of Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the text and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(9) In the case of an individual who pays rent for his principal place of residence and such residence is located in the commonwealth, an amount equal to 50 per cent of such rent; provided, however, that such deduction shall not exceed $4,100 for a single person, for a person that qualifies as a head of household under section two (b) of the Code, or for spouses, increased by an amount equal to the deduction limit multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins; provided, that the household income of eligible taxpayers shall not exceed 100 percent of the area median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the purposes of this section, the term “cost-of-living adjustment” means, for any calendar year, the percentage, if any, by which the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year exceeds the consumer price index, as defined in section 1 of the Code, for calendar year 2021. The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

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