{"AmendmentNumber":"461","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"BHJ1","Name":"Bradley H. Jones, Jr.","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T15:26:12.227"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Small Commercial Tax Exemption","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Representatives Jones of North Reading, Ferguson of Holden, Frost of Auburn, Muradian of Grafton, Vieira of Falmouth and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following section:- \r\n“SECTION XX. Section 5I of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 10, by striking the figure “ten” and replacing it with the figure “twenty”;\r\nand said section 5I is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-\r\nIn those cities and towns in which an exemption is made available hereunder, the local governing body may provide an exemption for parcels with multiple commercial occupants if at least 50 percent of the occupants are eligible businesses. If the parcel is a multiple use property consisting of both residential and commercial occupants, the local governing body may provide an exemption if at least 50 percent of the commercial portion of the parcel is comprised of eligible businesses.”\r\n"}