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H3917 • 2025

An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott

An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott

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Sponsor
Armini, Jennifer Balinsky
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott

An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3917) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P.
  • Crighton (by vote of the town) relative to the assessment of certain lands in the town of Swampscott.
  • Revenue.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-13 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-11-13 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-11-13 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-10-22 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-07-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. 2025-03-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

Official Summary Text

An Act updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott
By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3917) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) relative to the assessment of certain lands in the town of Swampscott. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.3917

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, sections 2, 2A and 16 of chapter 61B of the General Laws, pertaining to the valuation, assessment and taxation of recreational land, as defined in section 1 of said chapter 61B, shall not apply in the town of Swampscott’s assessment or taxation of recreational land.

SECTION 2. Landowners shall not submit and the town of Swampscott board of assessors shall not allow applications under sections 3, 5 or 6 of chapter 61B of the General Laws for eligibility for taxation at the rate applicable to recreational land.

SECTION 3. The provisions of sections 1, 4, 7 to 15, inclusive, 17 and 18 of chapter 61B of the General Laws, including the provisions pertaining to changes in use, taxation upon conveyance, and roll-back taxes, shall continue to apply in full force to land previously assessed or taxed as recreational land under said chapter 61B by the town of Swampscott.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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