Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Monday, September 15, 2025
Start Time:: 1:00 PM
Location:: A-2 and Virtual
Event Description: Housing

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 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

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



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 can be done 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 House Chair Adrian Madaro.

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

REPORTING DEADLINE

All House matters being heard shall be acted upon no later than November 14, 2025 subject to extensions pursuant to House Rule 27.

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

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).

You may contact committee staff with any questions at (617) 722-2320 or (617) 722-1120.
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue -- 9-15-2025	9/15/2025 1:00 PM	00:36:07

Housing 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3029	An Act relative to rental credits	David Biele
H.3039	An Act relative to the housing development incentive program	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.3040	An Act relating to improvements to residential properties	Daniel Cahill
H.3041	An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account	Daniel Cahill
H.3042	An Act establishing a building permit fee surcharge for affordable housing in the town of Concord	Simon Cataldo
H.3058	An Act enabling a local option empty homes tax on vacant units in residential buildings	Mike Connolly
H.3060	An Act facilitating housing for all	Mike Connolly
H.3061	An Act addressing international real estate speculation	Mike Connolly
H.3063	An Act updating and expanding the renter's income tax deduction	Rob Consalvo
H.3092	An Act reducing CPA recording fees for affordable housing	Ann-Margaret Ferrante
H.3094	An Act relative to incentivizing multi-family housing through redevelopment	Christopher Richard Flanagan
H.3103	An Act to further lead remediation in rental housing by increasing the deleading credit	Sean Garballey
H.3121	An Act ending large investor control of homes in Massachusetts	James K. Hawkins
H.3127	An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families	Kevin G. Honan
H.3128	An Act relative to improving the efficiency of the state low income housing tax credit	Kevin G. Honan
H.3149	An Act establishing a commission to study reforms to the low-income housing tax credit program	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3164	An Act to ensure fair taxation of affordable housing	David Paul Linsky
H.3165	An Act protecting the interests of housing cooperative shareholders	Jay D. Livingstone
H.3166	An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge	Jay D. Livingstone
H.3180	An Act relative to a first-time homebuyer tax credit	Christopher M. Markey
H.3181	An Act relative to a first-time homebuyer tax deduction	Christopher M. Markey
H.3182	An Act relative to a capital gains tax credit for first time homebuyers	Christopher M. Markey
H.3183	An Act allow all towns and cities to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an incentive for housing (residential rehab or commercial conversion)	John J. Marsi
H.3191	An Act relative to condominiums	Joan Meschino
H.3192	An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account	Thomas W. Moakley
H.3201	An Act relative to tax credits for residents in manufactured housing communities	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.3216	An Act supporting home sales to first-time home buyers	Orlando Ramos
H.3247	An Act to promote the development of abandoned buildings	Michael J. Soter
H.3260	An Act allowing for a tax credit for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer	Chynah Tyler
H.3278	An Act creating a graduated deed excise tax for affordable housing	Christopher J. Worrell
H.4081	An Act relative to problem properties, enhancing fire safety and addressing resident displacement	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
S.1946	An Act relative to the housing development incentive program	John J. Cronin
S.1959	An Act promoting mortgage debt relief	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1969	An Act relating to improvements to residential properties	Lydia Edwards
S.1970	An Act providing renter relief tax credit	Lydia Edwards
S.1971	An Act creating a graduated deed excise tax for affordable housing	Lydia Edwards
S.1999	An Act ending large investor control of homes in Massachusetts	Paul R. Feeney
S.2001	An Act establishing the Massachusetts downsizing tax credit	Paul R. Feeney
S.2002	An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2039	An Act relative to the relief of mortgage debt	Mark C. Montigny
S.2077	An Act relative to tax credits for affordable housing	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2089	An Act relative to first-time home buyers savings accounts	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (6)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Absent (5)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

David Paul Linsky (HOU) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU) *

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU) *

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