H3212 • 2025

An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property

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Sponsor: Bridget Plouffe
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property

An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3212) of Bridget Plouffe and Michael D.
Brady relative to the assessment of the value of property for tax purposes.
Revenue.

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Bill History

2026-03-09 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-09 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-09 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-02-11 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-10-28 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2025-07-14 Joint
Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD
2025-07-11 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Revenue
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to ensuring fairness and equity in the assessment of the value of property
By Representative Plouffe of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3212) of Bridget Plouffe and Michael D. Brady relative to the assessment of the value of property for tax purposes. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.3212

Section 2A of Chapter 59 is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:

(d) Whenever a Massachusetts Assessor deems it reasonably necessary to enter upon a property to collect physical and functional data pertinent to its proper determination of fair cash value for the fiscal year tax roll, and in accordance with the Department of Revenue’s requirements as well as the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices nationally recognized techniques of appraising property; the assessor or his authorized agents or employees may, after reasonable notice, enter upon said property, lands, waters and premises, not including buildings, in the commonwealth, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass. Nothing in this section shall relieve an assessor of liability for damage caused by entry to said property, by himself or his agents or employees.

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