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H3979Introduced in the House

Authorizing the City of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Passed

Introduced by Kate Lipper-Garabedian, District 32-MID

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Official description

That the city of Melrose be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025

September 26, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  9. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  12. Enacted

  13. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  14. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025

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