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H3131 • 2025

An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth

An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Vanna Howard
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4971
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth

An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth By Representative Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth By Representative Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3131) of Vanna Howard relative to the residency requirement for property tax exemptions eligibility for veterans.
  • Revenue.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-01-22 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4971

  2. 2025-06-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth
By Representative Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3131) of Vanna Howard relative to the residency requirement for property tax exemptions eligibility for veterans. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3131

Clause Twenty-second H of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 946, the words “5 consecutive years” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 1 year.

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