# Massachusetts H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury

Massachusetts H 4755, An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-21 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 254 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 4755
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Last action: 2026-10-21, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Revenue, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Bills in the Third Reading
- 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

- Sudbury votes on seniors’ tax relief: mixed, low. Sudbury voters control whether eligible senior homeowners keep this means-tested property tax relief. Town meeting votes every 3 calendar years on extending it for another 3 years. A yes vote continues the exemption; a no vote pauses it until town meeting votes to restart it for another 3-year term…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (20)

- 2026-10-21: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-13: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-08: House concurred in the Senate amendment (House)
- 2026-09-17: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House)
- 2026-09-14: Passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-09-14: Amended (Eldridge) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3270 (Senate)
- 2026-09-14: Read third (Senate)
- 2026-09-14: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-06-18: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: 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)
- 2025-11-19: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Referred to the committee on Revenue (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-21: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4755.pdf)

## Related bills

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'Toole as deputy fire chief (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chapter 254 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4755.pdf)

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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)
- [S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3139-194)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194 (as of 2026-11-04).