An Act increasing veterans' property tax exemptions
This bill increases the property tax exemptions available to veterans in Massachusetts. It directly affects military service members by raising the dollar amounts they can exclude from their property's assessed value when calculating taxes. The legislation doubles specific exemption limits, such as increasing the base exemption from $400 to $800 and raising the exemption for veterans with service-connected disabilities from $1,500 to $3,000. These changes are implemented by amending existing state laws to update the numerical thresholds for these tax breaks.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Nov 6, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Velis
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Pease
RRepublican
Co
Steve Xiarhos
RRepublican
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