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H3167 • 2025

An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions

An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions

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Sponsor
Jay D. Livingstone
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5165
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions

An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3167) of Jay D.
  • Livingstone and William F.
  • MacGregor relative to residential and senior tax exemptions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5165

  2. 2025-06-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions
By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3167) of Jay D. Livingstone and William F. MacGregor relative to residential and senior tax exemptions. Revenue.

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Bill H.3167

SECTION 1. Section 5C of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “35” and replacing it with the following figure:- “50”.

SECTION 2.

Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out the words “four thousand dollars”, and inserting in place thereof the following words “eight thousand dollars”, in each instance, in said chapter

SECTION 3. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out the words “five hundred dollars”, and inserting in place thereof the following words “one thousand dollars”, in each instance, in said chapter

SECTION 4.

Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out “less than six thousand dollars, or, if married, combined gross receipts with his spouse of less than seven thousand dollars,” and inserting in place thereof the following words “less than sixty thousand dollars, or, if married, combined gross receipts with his spouse of less than ninety thousand dollars or lesser amount as the municipality may set,”.

SECTION 5.

Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-First Clause by striking out “in excess of seventeen thousand dollars, or if married, not in excess of twenty thousand dollars,” and

inserting in place thereof the following words “in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars, or if married, not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars,”

SECTION 6. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the Forty-first C1/2 Clause, by striking out the figure “5 per cent” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “10 per cent”.

SECTION 5. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “20 per cent” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “40 per cent”.

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