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MA H 5569

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An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years

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

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Did MA H 5569 pass?

Yes. MA H 5569 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-31): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5569 about?

MA H 5569 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years”.

Who sponsors MA H 5569?

House Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA H 5569, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-07-31 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Steven Owenscosponsor
  • John J. Lawn, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-07-31

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-07-22

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-07-22

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-07-20

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-07-20

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-07-09

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-07-08

    Passed to be engrossed - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 225 )

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  8. 2026-07-08

    Read third

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  9. 2026-07-08

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-07-08

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. 2026-07-08

    New draft of H4687

  12. 2026-07-08

    Pending new draft of H4687

  13. 2026-07-08

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5569

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