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MA H 4605

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An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects

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

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Did MA H 4605 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4605 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-05): Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What is MA H 4605 about?

By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4605) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Millis be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 4605?

James C. Arena-DeRosa is the primary sponsor of MA H 4605.

Description

By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4605) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Millis be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-10-05 — Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
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Sponsors

  • James C. Arena-DeRosaprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-10-05

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-10-01

    Passed to be engrossed

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  3. 2026-10-01

    Amended (Rausch) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3274

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-10-01

    Read third

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  5. 2026-10-01

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-06-11

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-05-04

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

  8. 2026-04-30

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2026-04-06

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2026-04-06

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-04-06

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

  12. 2026-03-12

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

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  13. 2026-01-27

    Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  14. 2026-01-16

    Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2

  15. 2025-10-16

    Senate concurred

  16. 2025-10-14

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4605

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