H4754 • 2025

An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn

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Sponsor: Paul K. Frost
Last action: 2026-06-18
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn

An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4754) of Paul K.
Frost and Michael O.
Moore (by vote of the town) relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the town of Auburn.

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Bill History

2026-06-18 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-05-18 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-05-14 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-03-30 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-30 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-30 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
2025-11-19 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-11-17 House
Referred to the committee on Revenue

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4754) of Paul K. Frost and Michael O. Moore (by vote of the town) relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the town of Auburn. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4754

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 5I of chapter 59 or any other general or special law to the contrary, with respect to real property in the Town of Auburn the following factors determining exemption for real property under section 5I of chapter 59 shall be adjusted as follows: (1) increasing the amount contained in the sixth sentence from ten to twenty-five; and (2) increasing the amount contained in the eighth sentence from one million to five million.

SECTION 2. The Select Board for the Town of Auburn may provide an exemption for parcels with multiple commercial occupants if at least 50 percent of the occupants are eligible businesses.

SECTION 3. The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full force and effect.

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

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