An Act authorizing the City of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Summary
By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3979) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Melrose be authorized to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Sep 26, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Sep 26, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Sep 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Sep 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Aug 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
DDemocratic
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