# Massachusetts H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements

Massachusetts H 4585, An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Paul K. Frost (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-10-26 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4585
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-02
- Last action: 2026-10-26, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Revenue, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Bigger property tax breaks for Auburn seniors: benefit, medium. The law increases the calculation amount for Auburn’s senior property-tax exemption from $500 to $1,500. It replaces the $13,000 and $15,000 income figures with 50% of area median income, adjusted for household size. The latest HUD figure available by July 1 before the fiscal year applies. Other am…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable | pass | 9 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-10-26: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-19: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-19: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-15: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-10-15: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-04-02: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-04-02: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-01-27: Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:25 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 & A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-10-06: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-10-02: Referred to the committee on Revenue (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-26: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4585.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4585.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194 (as of 2026-11-04).