H3130 • 2025

An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture

Agriculture Taxes

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Sponsor: Howard, Vanna
Last action: 2025-11-13
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture

An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture By Representatives Howard of Lowell and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to promote urban agriculture and horticulture By Representatives Howard of Lowell and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3130) of Vanna Howard, Hannah Kane and others for legislation to promote urban agriculture and horticulture by providing for certain tax exemptions.
Revenue.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

2025-11-13 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-11-13 House
Rules suspended
2025-11-13 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-10-22 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-07-01 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 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 to promote urban agriculture and horticulture
By Representatives Howard of Lowell and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3130) of Vanna Howard, Hannah Kane and others for legislation to promote urban agriculture and horticulture by providing for certain tax exemptions. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.3130

Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause: -

Fifty-ninth. Up to 100 percent of the assessed value of real estate in agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural use, as those terms are defined in sections 1 and 2 of chapter 61A, provided that the real estate or portion thereof in agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural use is less than 2 acres in area; provided further, that gross sales of agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural products resulting from such uses together total not less than $500 in the previous year. The exemption provided in this clause shall apply only to the portion of real estate in agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural use. This clause shall take effect in any city or town upon acceptance of this section; provided, that such city or town has a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants or meets the definition of a gateway municipality under section 3A of chapter 23A. The legislative body of any city or town that accepts this clause shall establish and may thereafter modify the percentage of the assessed value exempt from taxation and may determine whether rooftop and container farm operations shall be eligible for said exemption.

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