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An Act authorizing the town of Wakefield to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Filed by Donald H. Wong  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  193rd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2023.

H3807  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4196

16 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2023-04-24HouseReferred to the committee on Revenue
2023-04-27SenateSenate concurred
2023-05-02JointHearing scheduled for 05/09/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2023-05-11HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2023-05-15HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2023-05-15HouseRules suspended
2023-05-15HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2023-05-25HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2023-05-30SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2023-06-12SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2023-06-12SenateRead third, amended and passed to be engrossed
2023-06-15HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2023-06-22HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2023-06-22HouseEnacted
2023-06-22SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2023-06-29ExecutiveSigned by the Lieutenant Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2023

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Permitting immediate effect of the senior property tax exemption in the town of WakefieldJason M. LewisAdopted

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2023-05-09Revenue (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableRevenue (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.