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H3135 • 2025

An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

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Sponsor
Steven S. Howitt
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5313
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions

An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3135) of Steven S.
  • Howitt relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions.
  • 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. 2026-04-21 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5313

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-11-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  5. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3135) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3135

SECTION 1. Section 19 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended after the word “process”, in line 10, by adding the following words:- “Massachusetts residents, who are retired municipal employees of the state of Rhode Island, shall be eligible for a Massachusetts income tax exemption for the first $10,000 of a Rhode Island municipal retirement pension, or any additional municipal pensions the resident may be receiving. This provision shall be applied to a municipal pension, or pensions of up to $50,000 per year.”

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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