Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5696: An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption
Status: Passed one chamber, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
SECTION 1. With respect to each qualifying parcel of real property classified as Class One, residential according to the classification by the board of assessors for the town of Milton, there shall be a senior, means-tested exemption from the property tax otherwise payable with respect to such qualifying parcel in an amount to be determined annually by the select board as described herein. For the purposes of this act, a “qualifying parcel” shall be a unit of real property as defined by the board of assessors under the deed for the property as Class One, residential, including a condominium unit. The exemption provided for herein shall be in addition to any and all other exemptions allowed by the General Laws. SECTION 2. A taxpayer shall qualify for the exemption established in section 1 only if all of the following criteria are met: (i) the qualifying parcel is owned and occupied by 1 or more natural persons who applied for and received the circuit breaker income tax credit the previous calendar year under subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws; (ii) the qualifying parcel is owned: (1) by a single taxpayer age 65 or older; or (2) jointly by 1 or more taxpayers; provided, that 1 owner is age 65 or older and all other owners …
Sponsors
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex) · primary sponsor
- Richard Wells (D)
Latest actions
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Substituted for H4094
Common questions
- What is H5696?
- H5696 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption.
- What is the status of H5696?
- Passed one chamber as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5696?
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5696?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5696
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