Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Revenue

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Miscellaneous & Late Files

[PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HEARING WILL BE LOCATED IN HEARING ROOM A-1.]

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 March 28, 2026, 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: jointcmte-revenue@malegislature.gov

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 and Senate bills 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 March 28, 2026 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).

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Revenue - 1-27-2025	1/27/2026 1:00 PM	01:00:29

Miscellaneous & Late Files 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3012	An Act relative to fines on certain commercial and revenue property	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.4008	An Act relative to increasing the local option tax in the city of Salem on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products	Manny Cruz
H.4435	An Act authorizing the town of Charlemont to establish a tax on commercial recreation services	Natalie M. Blais
H.4444	An Act relative to a real property exemption for disabled persons in the town of Swampscott	Jennifer Balinsky Armini
H.4526	An Act authorizing the town of North Attleborough to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Adam J. Scanlon
H.4547	An Act relative to excise upon the transfer of parking spaces in the city of Salem	Manny Cruz
H.4574	An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Arlington	Sean Garballey
H.4575	An Act amending the town of Arlington's means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Sean Garballey
H.4576	An Act authorizing the town of Eastham to impose a 3% real estate transfer fee	Hadley Luddy
H.4577	An Act authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Hadley Luddy
H.4585	An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements	Paul K. Frost
H.4605	An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects	James C. Arena-DeRosa
H.4687	An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years	Steven Owens
H.4703	An Act authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Hadley Luddy
H.4722	An Act promoting fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles	Amy Mah Sangiolo
H.4754	An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn	Paul K. Frost
H.4755	An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury	Carmine Lawrence Gentile

Present (7)

Adrian C. Madaro (HOU)

Homar Gómez (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

David Paul Linsky (HOU)

Francisco E. Paulino (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Richard G. Wells, Jr. (HOU)

Absent (4)

Nicholas A. Boldyga (HOU)
*

Paul J. Donato (HOU)
*

Marc T. Lombardo (HOU)
*

Bridget Plouffe (HOU)
*

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