An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Wellesley
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 3/12/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 3/9/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 2/12/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 1/22/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 1/22/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 1/22/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 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 | |
| 5/15/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 5/12/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J26 | Favorable | 2 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding clause forty-first A of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Wellesley may, by vote of its Select Board, adopt a maximum qualifying gross receipts amount in excess of the limitation set forth in said clause forty-first A; provided, however, that such maximum qualifying gross receipts amount shall not exceed the income 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.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding clause forty-first A of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Wellesley may, by vote of its Select Board, adopt a maximum qualifying gross receipts amount in excess of the limitation set forth in said clause forty-first A; provided, however, that such maximum qualifying gross receipts amount shall not exceed the income 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. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.