Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4754: An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn
Status: Signed into law, October 14, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, November 17, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 5I of chapter 59 or any other general or special law to the contrary, with respect to real property in the Town of Auburn the following factors determining exemption for real property under section 5I of chapter 59 shall be adjusted as follows: (1) increasing the amount contained in the sixth sentence from ten to twenty-five; and (2) increasing the amount contained in the eighth sentence from one million to five million. SECTION 2. The Select Board for the Town of Auburn may provide an exemption for parcels with multiple commercial occupants if at least 50 percent of the occupants are eligible businesses. SECTION 3. The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Paul Frost (R, 7th Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 242 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
Common questions
- What is H4754?
- H4754 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the Town of Auburn.
- What is the status of H4754?
- Signed into law as of October 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 242 of the Acts of 2026 (October 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4754?
- Paul Frost (R, 7th Worcester), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4754?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4754
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