Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Start Time:: 10:30 AM
Location:: A-2 and Virtual
Event Description: Veterans & Service Members

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

All matters filed by the House that are listed in this hearing notice are required to be reported on by August 23, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

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.

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Anestis Kalaitzidis at Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

CHAIR ADRIAN MADARO

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REVENUE

ATTN: ANESTIS KALAITZIDIS

24 BEACON ST ROOM 34

BOSTON MA 02133

IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL TESTIMONY REGISTRATION: Legislators, public officials, and the public must register to provide oral testimony. To register to testify virtually or in-person, please email Tom Baranowski (thomas.baranowski@mahouse.gov) with the following information by Monday, June 23 at 12:00 PM:

1. Name;

2. Organization you represent;

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization;

4. Mailing address;

5. Email address;

6. Telephone number;

7. In-person or remote testimony;

8. Bills testifying on; and

9. Whether you support or oppose.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Adrian Madaro. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Tom Baranowski at (thomas.baranowski@mahouse.gov). House Chair Madaro's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2320.
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 6-24-2025	6/24/2025 10:30 AM	00:33:35

Veterans & Service Members 10:30am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3009	An Act relative to increasing disability ratings for veterans	James Arciero
H.3016	An Act establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3020	An Act relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3021	An Act extending certain existing sales tax exemptions to veteran's organizations	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3069	An Act relative to municipal senior property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans	Mark J. Cusack
H.3100	An Act exempting disabled veterans from sales tax when leasing a motor vehicle	William C. Galvin
H.3101	An Act relative to vehicle registration fees and sales tax for disabled veterans	William C. Galvin
H.3115	An Act relative to tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.3116	An Act excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	Richard M. Haggerty
H.3131	An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth	Vanna Howard
H.3140	An Act exempting veterans’ organizations from state and local meals tax	Daniel J. Hunt
H.3175	An Act relative to increasing access for veterans tax exemptions	William F. MacGregor
H.3188	An Act providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Paul McMurtry
H.3221	An Act updating disabled veterans tax exemption totals	David Allen Robertson
H.3222	An Act updating disabled veterans tax exemption totals	David Allen Robertson
H.3226	An Act excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	David M. Rogers
H.3231	An Act relative to National Guard state tax exemption	Daniel J. Ryan
H.3242	An Act establishing a property tax exemption for members of the National Guard	Todd M. Smola
H.3243	An Act relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax	Todd M. Smola
H.3245	An Act relative to property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans	Michael J. Soter
H.3255	An Act relative to veteran work-off property tax	Mark D. Sylvia
S.1932	An Act increasing volunteer service property tax benefits for veterans	William N. Brownsberger
S.1948	An Act relative to veteran property tax work-off	Julian Cyr
S.1954	An Act relative to National Guard state tax exemption	Julian Cyr
S.1962	An Act excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
S.1988	An Act relative to property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2046	An Act granting property tax exemptions to disabled veterans	Michael O. Moore
S.2050	An Act relative to exempting active duty military personnel from state income tax while based out of state	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2070	An Act relative to veteran tax abatements	Michael F. Rush
S.2072	An Act incentivizing veterans to reside in the Commonwealth	Michael F. Rush
S.2073	An Act relative to veterans tax exemptions	Michael F. Rush
S.2093	An Act relative to uniformity among veteran tax exemptions	John C. Velis

Present (9)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (2)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

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