H 4 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land

This bill reforms how the state pays for land it owns instead of paying regular property taxes. It implements specific recommendations from the State Auditor's report (House No. 3) regarding these payments. The change directly affects state agencies managing land, altering the process for calculating and making these payments to local governments. The bill focuses on updating the existing payment structure without specifying new tax rates or detailed financial mechanisms.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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