H4143 • 2025

An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley

Taxes

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Peisch, Alice Hanlon
Last action: 2026-03-20
Official status: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley

An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4143) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley.
Revenue.
[Local Approval Received.]

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Bill History

2026-03-20 Executive
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2026
2026-03-12 Senate
Enacted and laid before the Governor
2026-03-09 House
Enacted
2026-03-05 Senate
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-03-05 Senate
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2026-02-12 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-02-09 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-01-22 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-01-22 House
Rules suspended
2026-01-22 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-01-15 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
2025-05-15 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-05-12 House
Referred to the committee on Revenue

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4143) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.4143

SECTION 1.

Notwithstanding clause forty-first A of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Wellesley may, by vote of its Select Board, adopt a maximum qualifying gross receipts amount in excess of the limitation set forth in said clause forty-first A; provided, however, that such maximum qualifying gross receipts amount shall not exceed the income limit determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws for married persons filing jointly, regardless of the taxpayer’s marital status.

SECTION 2.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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