Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual
B-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Income & Estates

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

All matters filed in the House that are listed in this hearing notice are required to be reported on by January 17, 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.

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, MA 02133

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 for House bills is 53 days from the date of the hearing. The deadline to submit written testimony for Senate bills is December 2, 2025. 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 Senate Chair Jamie Eldridge.

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 January 6, 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.

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 11-18-2025	11/18/2025 10:00 AM	00:25:09

Income and Estates 10:00am - 11:00am

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3010	An Act excluding the Segal Americorps Educational Award from taxable income	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.3017	An Act relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3044	An Act relative to tax exemptions for contributions to a 401(k) through a sole proprietorship	Simon Cataldo
H.3048	An Act relative to increasing interest rate deductions	Tackey Chan
H.3059	An Act promoting estate tax fairness	Mike Connolly
H.3081	An Act establishing a tax exemption for pension income for certain senior citizens of the Commonwealth	Carol A. Doherty
H.3087	An Act repealing chapter 62F	Michelle M. DuBois
H.3135	An Act relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions	Steven S. Howitt
H.3137	An Act relative to Title 5 income tax credit reform	Steven S. Howitt
H.3150	An Act relative to expanding 529 deductions	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3151	An Act relative to increasing 529 deductions	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3153	An Act relative to the state tax return filings for annuities	Hannah Kane
H.3169	An Act to encourage donations to local nonprofits	Jay D. Livingstone
H.3172	An Act relative to taxes for tipped wages	Marc T. Lombardo
H.3173	An Act relative to taxes on overtime wages	Marc T. Lombardo
H.3203	An Act relative to gun safe deductions	David K. Muradian, Jr.
H.3210	An Act making the fair share tax more equitable	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.3251	An Act to exclude tipped wages from taxable income	Michael J. Soter
H.3262	An Act relative to income tax rates	Erika Uyterhoeven
H.3270	An Act relative to the Massachusetts estate tax code	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.4128	An Act relative to establishing a commission to study gambling winnings	Paul McMurtry
H.4325	An Act to grant state income tax exemption for school fees and charges	Colleen M. Garry
S.1944	An Act relative to the exemption of private pension income from taxation	Brendan P. Crighton
S.1963	An Act excluding the Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award from taxable income	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
S.1976	An Act abolishing the death tax	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1981	An Act relative to graduate student loan deductions	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1983	An Act promoting student loan repayment	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1989	An Act relative to the Massachusetts estate tax	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1990	An Act relative to the state personal income tax for low-income earners	Ryan C. Fattman
S.1995	An Act updating the estate tax	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2032	An Act related to a universal basic income pilot	Jason M. Lewis
S.2056	An Act relative to relieving minors of income tax obligations	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.2066	An Act relative to increasing 529 deductions	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.2075	An Act relative to providing direct relief to the residents of the commonwealth by increasing the threshold on no tax status	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2088	An Act relative to modernizing the estate tax	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2098	An Act to incentivize public service	John C. Velis
H.3062	An Act providing for settlements of tax liability	Rob Consalvo

Present (12)

James B. Eldridge (SEN)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Paul J. Donato (HOU)

Ryan C. Fattman (SEN)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Patricia D. Jehlen (SEN)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

John F. Keenan (SEN)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (5)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU) *

Michael D. Brady (SEN) *

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU) *

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU) *

Rebecca L. Rausch (SEN) *

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Search the Legislature