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H3257 • 2025

An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools

An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools

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Sponsor
Justin Thurber
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 to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools

An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools By Representative Thurber of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools By Representative Thurber of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3257) of Justin Thurber and David F.
  • DeCoste for legislation to authorize real estate tax abatements to parents with children in private schools.
  • 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. 2026-04-21 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5313

  2. 2026-02-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026

  4. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/16/2025 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:30 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 to give tax relief to parents with children in private schools
By Representative Thurber of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3257) of Justin Thurber and David F. DeCoste for legislation to authorize real estate tax abatements to parents with children in private schools. Revenue.

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Bill H.3257

SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:-

Fifty-ninth, Real estate, to the amount of one thousand dollars of the taxable valuation of real estate of a person with minor children, including adopted children, for each child enrolled in a private school in which the person pays a tuition, as provided in section 7 of chapter 76; provided that such real estate is owned and occupied by the person as their domicile; provided further a person seeking abatement shall annually furnish to the assessors of the city or town proof of the child’s enrollment in such school

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