Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3147: An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit
Status: Failed, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “amended”, in line 769, the following words:- , or a private nonprofit trust established pursuant to chapter 203 organized for the purposes of land conservation, which is authorized to do business in the commonwealth, and which has tax-exempt status as a nonprofit charitable organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.. SECTION 2. Said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 835, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,000,000. SECTION 3. Said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$3,000,000”, inserted by section 40B, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,000,000. SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 835, the figure “$4,000,000”, inserted by section 40C, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,000,000. SECTION 5. Said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$5,000,000”, inserted by section 40D, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $2,000,000. SECTION 6. Section …
Sponsors
- Bradley Jones (R) · primary sponsor
- Kimberly Ferguson (R, 1st Worcester)
- Paul Frost (R, 7th Worcester)
- Todd Smola (R, 1st Hampden)
- Hannah Kane (R, 11th Worcester)
- David DeCoste (R, 5th Plymouth)
- David Muradian (R)
- Steven Xiarhos (R, 5th Barnstable)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- David Vieira (R, 3rd Barnstable)
- Rodney Elliott (D)
- Mary Keefe (D, 15th Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Revenue
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H3147?
- H3147 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit.
- What is the status of H3147?
- Failed as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27) (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3147?
- Bradley Jones (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H3147?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3147
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