An Act relative to property tax classification in the city of Boston
This bill directs the Boston Commissioner of Revenue to gradually increase the minimum share of property taxes paid by residential homeowners from 45% in 2025 to 50% by 2028. The legislation includes specific caps on how much of the total city tax levy any single property class can bear, ensuring that residential taxes do not exceed certain percentages of the overall valuation. Additionally, it allows the city to delay this transition by one or two years if it chooses to implement the changes starting in 2026 or 2027 instead. These adjustments apply to all residential property in Boston for the specified fiscal years, with the goal of shifting a larger portion of the tax burden to other property classes over time.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 30, 2024
Last action Aug 5, 2024
Floor votes · House Jul 30, 2024
How they voted
133–24
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 159
Jul 30, 2024
D
Democratic130
98% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Aug 5, 2024
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed - 133 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 148 )
lower
Jul 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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