Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S11: Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands
Status: In committee, October 28, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:
Article XCIX of the Amendments to the Constitution is hereby annulled, and the following is adopted in place thereof:- Article XCIX. Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the general court to prescribe, for the purpose of developing and conserving agricultural or horticultural lands, that such lands shall be valued, for the purpose of taxation, according to their agricultural or horticultural uses; provided, that the parcel has been actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses for the 2 years preceding the tax year; and provided further, that no law shall be passed that requires a parcel of land to be greater than 5 acres in area to be valued at less than fair market value under this article.
Sponsors
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Hannah Kane (R, 11th Worcester)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Tarr, Bruce E. (R, First Essex and Middlesex)
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Joint session held and dissolved
- : Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- : Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- : Order relative to session adopted and recessed to Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30AM
- : Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- : Called for consideration in the joint session
- : Placed on file, in concurrence
- : Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported favorably by committee and placed on file
- : Hearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Revenue (April 30, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S11?
- S11 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands.
- What is the status of S11?
- In committee as of October 28, 2026. Latest action: Joint session held and dissolved (October 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S11?
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S11?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S11
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