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MA H 3979

enacted

An Act authorizing the City of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Quick answers

Did MA H 3979 pass?

Yes. MA H 3979 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-26. Latest recorded action (2025-09-26): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 3979 about?

By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3979) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Melrose be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 3979?

Kate Lipper-Garabedian is the primary sponsor of MA H 3979.

Description

By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3979) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Melrose be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-09-26 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Kate Lipper-Garabedianprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-31

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

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  2. 2025-04-03

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-05-08

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-07-28

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  5. 2025-07-31

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  6. 2025-07-31

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-31

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-08-11

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-08-14

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. 2025-09-15

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2025-09-15

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  12. 2025-09-17

    Enacted

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  13. 2025-09-18

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  14. 2025-09-26

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3979

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