# Massachusetts H 3147: An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit

Massachusetts H 3147, An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-05-07 (Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3147
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the conservation land tax credit
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-05-07, Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27)
- Sponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Revenue
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David F. DeCoste (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David K. Muradian Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David T. Vieira (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd M. Smola (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | committee | Committee Accompanied: Favorable | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-05-07: Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27) (House)
- 2025-07-01: Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Revenue (House)
- undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3147.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3147.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3147-194 (as of 2026-11-01).