Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4269: An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to exempt from taxation certain real estate owned and occupied by the surviving spouse of Wrentham Deputy Chief George C. Labonte
Status: Signed into law, August 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 14, 2025:
Section 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, commencing with fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, the assessors of the town of Wrentham may exempt from taxation under chapter 59 of the General Laws the real estate owned by and occupied as the domicile of the surviving spouse, until remarried, of George C. Labonte, a former deputy chief for the Wrentham police department and resident of the town of Wrentham, who died on August 12, 2024. Section 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Marcus Vaughn (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third (title changed) 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 H4269?
- H4269 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to exempt from taxation certain real estate owned and occupied by the surviving spouse of Wrentham Deputy Chief George C. Labonte.
- What is the status of H4269?
- Signed into law as of August 21, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2026 (August 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4269?
- Marcus Vaughn (R).
- Where is the official record for H4269?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4269
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