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H5418Introduced in the House

Authorizing the town of Wakefield to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Passed

Introduced by Kate Lipper-Garabedian, District 32-MID

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2026

September 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Revenue

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  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 and passed to be engrossed

  12. Enacted

  13. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  14. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2026

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