Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, June 16, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Seniors and Disability

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Revenue page, https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J26/Hearings.

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. Any person submitting written testimony may request such testimony remain private and said testimony will not be made publicly available.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at JointCommittee.Revenue@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the Senate Chair: CHAIR JAMES ELDRIDGE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

ATTN: DAVID EMER

24 BEACON ST ROOM 511-C

BOSTON MA 02133

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 6-16-2025	6/16/2025 1:00 PM	00:50:10

Seniors and Disability 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3004	An Act authorizing cities and towns to provide a residential exemption to senior citizens	James Arciero
H.3018	An Act providing an income tax credit for families caring for relatives at home who are elderly or victims of Alzheimer's disease	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3046	An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home	Tackey Chan
H.3078	An Act to provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria	David F. DeCoste
H.3095	An Act providing for an income tax exemption for senior citizens	Paul K. Frost
H.3099	An Act authorizing the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	William C. Galvin
H.3102	An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption	Sean Garballey
H.3105	An Act relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Carmine Lawrence Gentile
H.3114	An Act relative to senior property tax deferral	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.3120	An Act to provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria	James K. Hawkins
H.3134	An Act relative to a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction	Steven S. Howitt
H.3167	An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions	Jay D. Livingstone
H.3190	An Act granting property tax relief to seniors	Paul McMurtry
H.3198	An Act relative to senior tax credits	John Francis Moran
H.3209	An Act modernizing workforce opportunities for older workers	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.3214	An Act relative to blind persons' real estate tax abatement	Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
H.3234	An Act creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniors	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3235	An Act relative to tax relief for low-income seniors and veterans	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3236	An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3241	An Act establishing a senior property tax deferral pilot program	Adam J. Scanlon
H.3250	An Act relative to income tax relief for senior citizens	Michael J. Soter
H.3252	An Act improving older adult tax relief to address the rising cost of homeownership	Thomas M. Stanley
H.3254	An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption	Kenneth P. Sweezey
H.3258	An Act to cap the amount by which a senior's property tax can increase	Justin Thurber
H.3272	An Act relative to senior property tax deferral	Tommy Vitolo
H.3967	An Act relative to amending the Community Preservation Act to include an extra percentage surcharge for accessibility	Christopher Richard Flanagan
H.3968	An Act relative to a tax exemption for seniors and a person with a disability	William F. MacGregor
H.4027	An Act relative to motor vehicle excise tax exemptions for a person with a disability	Bruce J. Ayers
S.1931	An Act increasing the valuation limit for the senior circuit breaker	William N. Brownsberger
S.1953	An Act improving older adult tax relief to address the rising cost of home ownership	Julian Cyr
S.2018	An Act relative to senior property tax deferral	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.2021	An Act providing property tax relief for older adults	Edward J. Kennedy
S.2036	An Act authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Jason M. Lewis
S.2048	An Act relative to property taxes and senior citizens	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2060	An Act establishing a tax credit for families caring for elderly relatives and victims of Alzheimer's and Dementia	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2061	An Act reducing senior citizen property taxes	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2069	An Act relative to home modifications for seniors	Michael F. Rush
S.2071	An Act granting property tax relief to seniors	Michael F. Rush
S.2096	An Act relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	John C. Velis

Present (7)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Absent (4)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

David Paul Linsky (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU) *

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