Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

Gardner Auditorium and Virtual

Event Description

Real Estate Transfer Fees & Higher Education

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.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMISSION

Submitting Testimony for Senate Bills:
Email: JointCommittee.Revenue@malegislature.gov

Mailing Address:
Chair James Eldridge
Joint Committee on Revenue
ATTN: David Emer
24 Beacon St, Room 511-C
Boston, MA 02133

Submitting Testimony for House Bills:
Email: Anestis.Kalaitzidis@mahouse.gov

Mailing Address:
Chair Adrian Madaro
Joint Committee on Revenue
ATTN: Anestis Kalaitzidis
24 Beacon St, Room 34
Boston, Boston MA

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.

The deadline to submit written testimony is 53 days from the date of the hearing. This will ensure that the committee has time to review all testimony before the deadline to act on the bills being considered.

IN-PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY AND REMOTE TESTIMONY SIGN-UP

In-person oral testimony and remote testimony sign-up via this form. 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 Senate Chair Jamie Eldridge.

The deadline to sign up to testify is the day before the hearing at 12:00 PM.

REPORTING DEADLINE

All Senate matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than December 3, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to Joint Rule 10.

All House matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than November 8, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to House Rule 27

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

The Committee will work to coordinate reasonable accommodations required to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in the hearing process. Requests for accessibility accommodations, such as assistive listening devices and systems, sign language interpreting services, closed captioning and transcription services, will be provided upon request. Requests for services should be submitted by completing the state house accessibility form, https://malegislature.gov/StateHouse/AccessibilityForm/. You may also make a request by email to: Carl Richardson at carl.richardson@mass.gov.

If you have any other questions regarding the hearing, Senate Chair Eldridge’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1120.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue -- 9-9-2025	9/9/2025 10:00 AM	03:11:30

Real Estate Transfer Fees & Higher Education 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4105	An Act relative to open space and aid to agriculture	Natalie M. Blais
H.3035	An Act to reduce graduate student loan debt	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.3043	An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Simon Cataldo
H.3056	An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing	Mike Connolly
H.3193	An Act establishing the Martha’s Vineyard housing bank	Thomas W. Moakley
H.3228	An Act relative to tuition tax credit	John H. Rogers
H.3903	An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to impose a real estate transfer fee for affordable and workforce housing and related capital improvements	Thomas W. Moakley
H.3930	An Act authorizing the city of Somerville to impose a real estate transfer fee	Mike Connolly
H.4193	An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the city known as the town of Amherst	Mindy Domb
H.4300	An Act establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham	Hadley Luddy
H.4350	An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to levy a real estate transfer fee on certain real property transfers	Tommy Vitolo
S.1930	An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge	William N. Brownsberger
S.1937	An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing	Joanne M. Comerford
S.1955	An Act establishing the Martha’s Vineyard housing bank	Julian Cyr
S.2025	An Act establishing the Massachusetts student relief and retention tax credit	Edward J. Kennedy
S.2045	An Act establishing a college tuition tax deduction	Michael O. Moore
S.2051	An Act relative to the accessibility and affordability of trade school education	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2068	An Act addressing hostile learning environments at higher education institutions	Rebecca L. Rausch

Present (8)

Adrian C. Madaro (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 (3)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Paul J. Donato (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

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