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MA H 5418

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Wakefield to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

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

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Did MA H 5418 pass?

Yes. MA H 5418 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-04): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5418 about?

By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5418) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian (by vote of the town) that the town of Wakefield be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 5418?

Kate Lipper-Garabedian is the primary sponsor of MA H 5418.

Description

By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5418) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian (by vote of the town) that the town of Wakefield be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-04 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Kate Lipper-Garabedianprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-04

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-08-27

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-08-27

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-08-24

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-08-24

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-07-27

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

  7. 2026-07-23

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  8. 2026-07-09

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  9. 2026-07-09

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-07-09

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

  11. 2026-07-06

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

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  12. 2026-06-15

    Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  13. 2026-05-07

    Senate concurred

  14. 2026-05-07

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5418

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