MassachusettsArlington may fund its senior tax exemption in two ways
Arlington can fund its senior property tax exemption through the residential tax levy or through an appropriation or transfer from existing funds.
What it does
Arlington may fund the senior property tax exemption by allocating its cost across the residential tax levy or using existing funds. Either way, the amount is capped at 1 percent of the town’s tax levy.
Argument forUsing an appropriation or transfer from existing funds could let Arlington fund the exemption without allocating its cost across residential taxpayers.
Argument againstIf Arlington allocates the exemption within the residential tax levy, residential taxpayers may share its cost, up to the stated cap.
More detail
Arlington may fund the senior property tax exemption by allocating its cost across the residential tax levy or using an appropriation or transfer from existing funds. This applies to Arlington’s means tested senior citizen property tax exemption. Either funding method is capped at 1 percent of the town’s tax levy. The act takes effect upon its passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Sep 24Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Sep 24EnactedBecame Law
- Sep 21House concurred in the Senate amendment
- Aug 27Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third ReadingMinor
- Aug 24Read third, amended and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Aug 24Taken 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 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
- Oct 2Senate concurred
- Sep 29Referred to the committee on RevenueIntroduced
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