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H5515 • 2025

An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town of Shrewsbury

An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town of Shrewsbury

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Sponsor
Kane, Hannah
Last action
2026-07-10
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Revenue
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town of Shrewsbury

An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L.
  • chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town of Shrewsbury By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5515) of Hannah Kane (by vote of the town) that the town of Shrewsbury be authorized to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements in said town.
  • Revenue.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/20/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  2. 2026-06-18 Senate

    Senate concurred

  3. 2026-06-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

Official Summary Text

An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town of Shrewsbury
By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5515) of Hannah Kane (by vote of the town) that the town of Shrewsbury be authorized to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Revenue

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Bill H.5515

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding clause Seventeenth D of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Shrewsbury may adjust the eligibility factors for determining an exemption for real property under said clause Seventeenth D by: (i) increasing the total whole estate limit, real and personal, for such an exemption to not more than $61,490; provided, that said limit shall be increased annually by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for such year, pursuant to clause Seventeenth E of said section 5 of said chapter 59; and (ii) reducing the minimum age of eligibility for such an exemption from 70 to 65.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding clause Forty-first C of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Shrewsbury may adjust the eligibility factors for determining an exemption for real property under said clause Forty-first C by: (i) increasing the maximum allowable gross receipts from all sources in the preceding year to an amount not exceeding $29,879 for a single person, or $44,818 for a married person determined by the gross receipts of both spouses for the preceding year; and (ii) increasing the total allowable value of a person’s whole estate, real and personal, to a maximum of $61,490, or $84,549 for a married person, to be increased annually by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for such year, pursuant to clause Forty-first D of said section 5 of said Chapter 59.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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