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An Act updating the estate tax

An Act updating the estate tax

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Sponsor
Ryan C. Fattman
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act updating the estate tax

An Act updating the estate tax By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act updating the estate tax By Mr.
  • Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1995) of Ryan C.
  • Fattman and Bruce E.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026

  2. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-11-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act updating the estate tax
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1995) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to update the estate tax bring Massachusetts in line with the federal level threshold for taxable estates and credits. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1995

SECTION 1. Section 2A of chapter 65C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (f), and inserting in place thereof the following:-

"(f) For the estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2025, a credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) equal to the amount of such tax; provided, however, that the credit shall not exceed the federal level established in 26 USC § 2010 promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service."

SECTION 2. Said section 2A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (g), and inserting in place thereof the following:-

"(g) The estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2025 shall not be required to pay any tax under subsections (a) and (b) if the value of the federal taxable estate is not more than the federal threshold level established in 26 USC Chapter 11 promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service."

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