An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to expand financial eligibility for senior property tax exemption
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/19/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 2/12/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 2/11/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 2/9/2026 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/9/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/3/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/30/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/21/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 4/2/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Favorable | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H5483 | An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) | Active |
The Town of Williamstown, by vote of a town meeting, is hereby authorized to increase the amounts of the gross receipts and whole estate, real and personal, limitations as set forth in clauses 41, 41(b), and 41(c) of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, in excess of the limitations established by statute, including but not in excess of the so-called 'circuit breaker' state income tax credit limit determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws for married persons filing jointly, regardless of the taxpayer's marital status.
The Town of Williamstown, by vote of a town meeting, is hereby authorized to increase the amounts of the gross receipts and whole estate, real and personal, limitations as set forth in clauses 41, 41(b), and 41(c) of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, in excess of the limitations established by statute, including but not in excess of the so-called 'circuit breaker' state income tax credit limit determined by the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws for married persons filing jointly, regardless of the taxpayer's marital status.