H4575 • 2025

An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

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Sponsor: Garballey, Sean
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4575) of Sean Garballey and Cindy F.
Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Arlington be authorized to further regulate the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town.
Revenue.

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Bill History

2026-04-15 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-08 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-04-06 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-03-23 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-23 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-23 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-03-12 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-01-27 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-01-16 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2
2025-10-02 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-09-29 House
Referred to the committee on Revenue

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption
By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4575) of Sean Garballey and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Arlington be authorized to further regulate the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4575

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 285 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The total amount exempted by this act shall be: (i) allocated proportionally within the tax levy on all residential taxpayers while not exceeding 1 per cent of the town’s tax levy; or (ii) funded by an appropriation or transfer from existing funds while not exceeding 1 per cent of the town's tax levy.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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