Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4605: An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
Section 1. With respect to each qualifying parcel of real property classified as class one, residential in the Town of Millis, there shall be an exemption from the property tax in an amount equal or less than the actual cost of borrowing (including principal and interest) in any fiscal year, for a specific school building construction project for which borrowing is undertaken after the effective date of this Act, to be set annually by the Board of Assessors. 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 of the property and shall include a condominium unit. The exemption provided for in this section shall be in addition to any other exemptions allowed under the General Laws. Section 2. The Board of Assessors may deny an application if it finds that the applicant has excessive assets that place the applicant outside of the intended recipients of the senior exemption established pursuant to this act, said determination to be consistent with asset limitations imposed by the Commonwealth for affordable housing eligibility for persons 55 years or older. Real property shall qualify for the exemption under section 1 if all of the following criteria are met: …
Sponsors
- James Arena-DeRosa (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended (Rausch) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3274
- : Read third
- : 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
Common questions
- What is H4605?
- H4605 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects.
- What is the status of H4605?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4605?
- James Arena-DeRosa (D).
- Where is the official record for H4605?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4605
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