MassachusettsSwampscott may offer property tax relief to residents with disabilities
Swampscott may grant a property tax break to qualifying residents with disabilities, including people age 69 or younger who have lived in town for at least 10 years.
What it does
Swampscott may grant a property tax break to applicants with disabilities age 69 or younger who lived in town for at least 10 years. They must also meet the existing exemption’s other rules.
Swampscott’s annual town meeting may vote to stop offering the exemption for the next fiscal year. It stays unavailable until a later annual town meeting authorizes it again.
Argument forEligible residents could get a property tax break if the town grants it, including some people age 69 or younger who meet the residency and other rules.
Argument againstSome residents with disabilities may be left out because they are over 69, have lived in town for less than 10 years, or do not meet the other eligibility rules.
More detail
Swampscott may grant a property tax exemption to eligible applicants. Applicants must be people with a disability, age 69 or younger, who lived in Swampscott for at least 10 consecutive years immediately before applying. They must have received a disability determination from the Social Security Administration before applying. Applicants must meet the other qualifications for the existing exemption. The exemption amount and income or property limits approved by the town also apply. The act took effect when it was approved on August 26, 2026.
Swampscott’s annual town meeting may vote to stop offering the exemption for the next fiscal year. This applies to the exemption authorized for Swampscott. If the town votes to stop offering the exemption, it remains unavailable until an annual town meeting authorizes it again. A vote applies to the fiscal year after the annual town meeting.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 26Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 198 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Aug 20Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Aug 20EnactedBecame Law
- Aug 17Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Aug 17Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Apr 15Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Apr 8Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Apr 6Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 23Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 23Rules suspended
- Mar 23Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Mar 12Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Jan 27Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
- Jan 16Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2
- 2025
- Aug 28Senate concurred
- Aug 25Referred to the committee on RevenueIntroduced
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