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MassachusettsH 4269194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to exempt from taxation certain real estate owned and occupied by the surviving spouse of Wrentham Deputy Chief George C. Labonte

Sponsored By: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican)

Signed by Governor

RevenueHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Wrentham property tax break for Labonte’s spouse

Beginning July 1, 2025, Wrentham’s assessors can exempt property taxes on the home of the surviving spouse of Deputy Chief George C. Labonte (died August 12, 2024). The spouse must own the home, live there as the main home, and the home must be in Wrentham. The break lasts only while the spouse is not remarried; it ends upon remarriage. This is up to the assessors; the law does not set a dollar amount. Savings depend on the home’s assessed value and Wrentham’s tax rate.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Marcus S. Vaughn

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 9 • No: 0

committee vote • 1/14/2026

Committee Favorable: Favorable

Yes: 9 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2026

    8/21/2026

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    8/13/2026Senate

  3. Enacted

    8/13/2026House

  4. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    8/10/2026Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    8/10/2026Senate

  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    6/11/2026Senate

  7. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

    5/4/2026Senate

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    4/30/2026House

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    2/9/2026House

  10. Rules suspended

    2/9/2026House

  11. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

    2/9/2026House

  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    1/15/2026House

  13. Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

    10/28/2025legislature

  14. Senate concurred

    7/21/2025Senate

  15. Referred to the committee on Revenue

    7/14/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2026

    8/21/2026

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