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

Filed by Bradley H. Jones, Jr.  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2026.

H5103  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5630

15 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-02-11HouseReferred to the committee on Revenue
2026-02-12SenateSenate concurred
2026-04-24JointHearing scheduled for 05/04/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-05-18HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-05-21HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-05-21HouseRules suspended
2026-05-21HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-06-04HouseRules suspended
2026-06-04HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-08SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-06-11SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-06-11SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-15HouseEnacted
2026-06-15SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-06-25ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2026

1 committee vote

Revenue (J)  ·  2026-05-14 17:11  ·  Favorable

favorable · 10

reserve right · 1

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-05-04Revenue (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableRevenue (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
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.