# Massachusetts H 4225: An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Massachusetts H 4225, An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brendan P. Crighton (Democratic), Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4225
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-16
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Brendan P. Crighton (Democratic), Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Revenue, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Marblehead cap and yearly filing: cost, medium. The select board sets a dollar cap on this program each year. No single exemption can be larger than that cap. If total approved exemptions would go over the cap, everyone’s benefit is cut proportionally. You must apply every year on the assessor’s form and meet the filing deadline. The select boar…
- Marblehead senior property tax break: mixed, high. The law creates a means-tested property tax exemption for your Marblehead home. The amount equals your full property tax plus 50% of your yearly water and sewer bill, minus 10% of household income (or a different percent the select board sets), last year’s circuit breaker credit, and other property…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brendan P. Crighton (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-14 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable | pass | 9 | 0 | 2 |

## Bill text

- Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4225.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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4225.pdf)

## Related
- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4225-194 (as of 2026-11-01).