H4755 • 2025

An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury

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Sponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how often voters can restart or pause the property tax breaks and what happens after a negative vote at town meetings.

Changing Rules for Senior Property Tax Breaks in Sudbury

This bill changes how senior citizens can get property tax breaks in the town of Sudbury.

What This Bill Does

Changes rules about when and how seniors can get a break on their property taxes in Sudbury.

Who It Names or Affects

Senior citizens who own property in Sudbury and pay property taxes.

Terms To Know

Means tested: A system where benefits are given based on how much money someone makes.
Exemption: An allowance that lets people not pay all or part of a tax.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the town decides to pause the property tax breaks.
It is unclear how many senior citizens will be affected by these changes.
This bill only affects the town of Sudbury and does not change rules for other towns.

Bill History

2026-05-11 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-05-07 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-02 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-04-02 House
Rules suspended
2026-04-02 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 amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury
By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4755) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile (by vote of the town) for legislation to further regulate the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4755

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2012, as amended by Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2016, is hereby further amended by deleting sections 5, 6, and 8 and inserting in place thereof the following sections:

Section 5. This act may be restarted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the voters at any regular or special election at which the question of restarting is placed on the ballot by the select board. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, and sections 7 and 8 shall take effect 30 days after an affirmative vote by the town.

Section 6. This act may be paused by an affirmative vote of a majority of the voters at any regular or special town election at which the question of pausing is placed on the ballot by the select board. If paused by an election, it must be restarted by a subsequent regular or special election. Pausing of sections 1 to 4, inclusive, and sections 7 and 8 shall take effect 30 days after an affirmative vote by the town.

Section 8. Extending, Pausing, or Restarting the Exemption by Town Meeting.

(a) The town of Sudbury, at town meeting, shall every 3 calendar years, provided that this act has not sooner paused pursuant to subsection (c), vote on the following question:

“Shall an act passed in the general court in the year 2012 entitled, ‘An act authorizing the town of Sudbury to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption’ be extended for another 3 years?”

(b) If any vote taken at town meeting pursuant to subsection (a) is in the affirmative then this act shall continue in effect.

(c) If any vote taken at town meeting pursuant to subsection (a) is in the negative then this act shall be paused until such time as town meeting votes to restart it for another 3-year term.

(d) If paused, this act may be restarted by a subsequent vote of town meeting on the question as phrased in subsection (a) above, using the words “restarted and extended” instead of the word “extended”.

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