An Act relative to tax abatement equity
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/9/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5195↗ |
| 10/28/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium |
| 7/14/2025 | Joint | Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD |
| 7/11/2025 | Joint | |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/31/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Accompanied | — |
of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any other general or special law to the contrary, a public utility, as defined in clause (q) of section 1 of chapter 40D, shall: (i) submit their own proposed alternative assessment amount at the time of the appeal; (ii) immediately pay the tax on the level of their own alternate proposed assessment; and (iii) be subject to a monetary penalty of 25 per cent of what the public utility would owe if the appellate tax board deem the public utility’s appeal to be insufficient.
Section 64 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any other general or special law to the contrary, a public utility, as defined in clause (q) of section 1 of chapter 40D, shall: (i) submit their own proposed alternative assessment amount at the time of the appeal; (ii) immediately pay the tax on the level of their own alternate proposed assessment; and (iii) be subject to a monetary penalty of 25 per cent of what the public utility would owe if the appellate tax board deem the public utility’s appeal to be insufficient.