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H3244 • 2025

An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption

An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption

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Sponsor
Michael J. Soter
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5203
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption

An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3244) of Michael J.
  • Soter and others relative to the amount and valuation for eligibility for a tax exemption on commercial property.
  • 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. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5203

  2. 2025-10-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-07-14 Joint

    Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD

  4. 2025-07-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemption
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3244) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to the amount and valuation for eligibility for a tax exemption on commercial property. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3244

SECTION 1. Section 5I of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking in lines 6 and 7, the words “not more than ten percent of the value of the parcel;” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“an amount accepted by the local legislative body, not to exceed twenty percent of the value of the parcel;”.

SECTION 2. Section 5I of said chapter 59, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking in line 14, the words “one million dollars” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“an amount accepted by the local legislative body, not to exceed four million dollars”.

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