H4576
An Act authorizing the town of Eastham to impose a 3% real estate transfer fee
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Bill overview
This bill would allow the town of Eastham, Massachusetts, to charge a 3% real estate transfer fee on property sales. This fee would be applied to transactions involving the sale of real estate within the town limits. The purpose of this authorization is to generate revenue for the town of Eastham. This bill is part of a series of similar proposals in other Massachusetts towns.
Key provisions
- Authorizes Eastham to impose a 3% real estate transfer fee.
- The fee applies to all real estate sales within the town.
- Revenue generated from the fee would be used by the town of Eastham.
- The bill was approved by the town of Eastham.
Who is affected
- Property owners in Eastham
- Real estate buyers in Eastham
- The town of Eastham
Notable changes
- Establishes a new revenue stream for the town of Eastham.
- Similar legislation has been proposed in other Massachusetts towns.
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Bill H.4576 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Eastham to impose a 3% real estate transfer fee
By Representative Luddy of Orleans and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4576) of Hadley Luddy (by vote of the town) that the town of Eastham be authorized to impose a 3% real estate transfer fee in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
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Bill Information
Presenters: Hadley Luddy , Julian Cyr Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Revenue City/Town: Eastham (Local Approval Received)
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Bill History
Displaying 5 actions for Bill H.4576
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
| 10/2/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 1/16/2026 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 3/9/2026 | House | Reported date extended to Friday, June 26, 2026 |
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