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S2074 • 2025

An Act relative to the curatorship program

An Act relative to the curatorship program

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Sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Last action
2026-07-09
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the curatorship program

An Act relative to the curatorship program By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the curatorship program By Mr.
  • Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2074) of Bruce E.
  • Tarr for legislation relative to the taxation of historic property.

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  • 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. 2026-07-09 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026

  3. 2025-04-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the curatorship program
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2074) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to the taxation of historic property. Revenue.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2074

Section 44 of chapter 85 of the acts of 1994 is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any historic property designated as such by this section shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 59 of the General Laws.

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