# Massachusetts H 3162: An Act extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons

Massachusetts H 3162, An Act extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David Paul Linsky (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-09 (Accompanied a study order, see H5195) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3162
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act extending a property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of blind persons
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Accompanied a study order, see H5195
- Sponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Revenue
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-09: Accompanied a study order, see H5195 (House)
- 2025-10-28: Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (legislature)
- 2025-07-14: Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Revenue (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3162.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3162.pdf)

## Related
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- [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3162-194 (as of 2026-11-01).