Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4444: An Act relative to a real property exemption for disabled persons in the town of Swampscott
Status: Signed into law, August 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 25, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding clause Forty-first C of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, or of any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Swampscott may grant the exemption provided for in said clause Forty-first C to applicants who are disabled persons age 69 or younger who have been domiciled in the town of Swampscott for a minimum of 10 consecutive years immediately prior to the time of application; provided, that they meet all other qualifications contained in said clause Forty-first C. The amount of the exemption and qualifications relating to gross income or a person’s whole estate, as approved by the town, applicable to taxpayers qualified for the exemption pursuant to said clause Forty-first C shall apply to the same extent to applicants eligible in accordance with this act. For the purposes of this act, disabled persons are individuals who have received a determination of disability from the Social Security Administration’s Disability Determination Servicers prior to the time of application. SECTION 2. At any time after the effective date of this act, an annual town meeting of the town of Swampscott may elect not to provide in the ensuing fiscal year the exemption authorized by section 1. Such an election shall be effective until the exemption is reauthorized by an annual town meeting …
Sponsors
- Jennifer Armini (D) · primary sponsor
- Brendan Crighton (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 198 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 (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Common questions
- What is H4444?
- H4444 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to a real property exemption for disabled persons in the town of Swampscott.
- What is the status of H4444?
- Signed into law as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 198 of the Acts of 2026 (August 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4444?
- Jennifer Armini (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4444?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4444
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