H4605
An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects
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Bill overview
This bill allows the town of Millis, Massachusetts, to create a property tax exemption for senior citizens related to construction projects for school buildings. The exemption would be ‘means-tested,’ meaning it would only be available to seniors with lower incomes. The town must approve this measure before it can be implemented.
Key provisions
- Authorizes Millis to establish a property tax exemption.
- The exemption applies to school building construction projects.
- The exemption is means-tested, based on income.
- The exemption is for senior citizens.
- Requires local approval from the town of Millis.
- The bill was referred to the committee on Revenue and subsequently passed by the House and Senate.
- A hearing was held on January 27, 2026, to discuss the bill.
- The bill was reported favorably by the House committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling.
Who is affected
- Senior citizens in Millis
- Property taxpayers in Millis
- The town of Millis
- School districts in Millis
Notable changes
- Introduces a means-tested property tax exemption for senior citizens specifically related to school construction.
- This is similar to a bill in Marblehead (H.4225) that addresses a similar exemption.
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Primary sponsor
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Cosponsor
James C. Arena-DeRosa
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Bill H.4605 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4605) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Millis be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
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Bill Information
Bill Information
Presenter: James C. Arena-DeRosa City/Town: Millis (Local Approval Required)
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Bill History
Displaying 10 actions for Bill H.4605
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 10/14/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Revenue |
| 10/16/2025 | 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 |
| 3/12/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 4/6/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 4/6/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 4/6/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/4/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
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