Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4225: An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Status: Signed into law, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 16, 2025:
SECTION 1. With respect to each qualifying parcel of real property classified as residential in the town of Marblehead, and as established more specifically by the select board annually under section 2, there shall be an exemption from the property tax equal to the total amount of tax that would otherwise be assessed without this exemption plus 50 per cent of the annual water and sewer expense less the sum of: (i) 10 per cent of income, or other such percentage of income as determined under section 3; (ii) the circuit breaker income tax credit under subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws the applicant received for the year prior to the year for which the application is being filed; and (iii) any other statutory exemptions or other forms of property tax relief including the Senior Tax Work Off Program. In no event shall this exemption be greater than the cap established on an annual basis by the select board in accordance with section 5. The exemption shall be applied to the domicile of the taxpayer only. For the purposes of this act, "parcel" shall mean a unit of real property as defined by the board of assessors under the deed for the property and shall include a condominium unit. The exemption provided for in …
Sponsors
- Jennifer Armini (D) · primary sponsor
- Brendan Crighton (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Revenue (January 14, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4225?
- H4225 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption.
- What is the status of H4225?
- Signed into law as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026 (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4225?
- Jennifer Armini (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4225?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4225
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