MassachusettsWrentham may waive property taxes for George C. Labonte’s surviving spouse
Wrentham’s tax assessors may waive property taxes on the main home George C. Labonte’s surviving spouse owns and occupies, as long as the spouse has not remarried.
What it does
Wrentham’s tax assessors may waive property taxes on the main home George C. Labonte’s surviving spouse owns and occupies. The exemption lasts only until the spouse remarries.
Argument forIf assessors grant the exemption, removing property taxes could help Labonte’s surviving spouse afford to stay in their main home.
Argument againstIf assessors grant the exemption, Wrentham could collect less property tax revenue because the spouse’s home would be exempt.
More detail
Wrentham’s tax assessors may exempt the home from property taxes. The permission covers the surviving spouse of former Wrentham police Deputy Chief George C. Labonte, who died on August 12, 2024. The spouse must own the property and use it as their main home. The exemption is optional and ends if the spouse remarries. The law took effect on August 21, 2026. It allows the exemption starting with the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2025.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 21Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Aug 13Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Aug 13EnactedBecame Law
- Aug 10Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Aug 10Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Jun 11Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- May 4Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Apr 30Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 9Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 9Rules suspended
- Feb 9Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jan 15Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Oct 28Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- Jul 21Senate concurred
- Jul 14Referred to the committee on RevenueIntroduced
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