An Act authorizing the town of Reading to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Summary
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4243) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Richard M. Haggerty and Jason M. Lewis (by vote of the town) that the town of Reading be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 6, 2019
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2020
executive
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Dec 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Dec 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Jones
RRepublican
Co
Jason Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
Rich Haggerty
DDemocratic
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