An Act authorizing the town of North Attleborough to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Sponsored By: Thomas P. Walsh (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Who qualifies for the senior tax break
You qualify if your household income is at or below the town's limit for your filing status. Initial limits: single $70,000; head of household $80,000; joint $90,000. Single applicants must meet full Social Security retirement age (now 67). For joint filers, the co-applicant must be at least 62. You must own and live in the home as your domicile, and have done so for at least 10 straight years. You must own it on July 1 of the fiscal year. Trust beneficiaries count. Your home's assessed value cannot be above the prior year's residential-class average set by the assessors. You cannot also be in the senior tax work-off program for that year. The board of assessors must approve your application and can deny it for excessive assets under town rules. Apply every year by September 1 using the board's form and include proof of income and assets.
Senior tax break ends in three years
The exemption expires three years after the law takes effect. The town council can vote to renew it for another three years. If it is not renewed, eligible households lose the tax relief.
Property tax break for North Attleborough seniors
The law creates a property tax exemption for eligible seniors in North Attleborough. It only applies to your main home, including condos and one- or two-family houses. The town council sets the exemption amount each year. It reduces only the residential part of your tax bill. You can claim it along with other state property tax exemptions. The town spreads the total exempted amount across the residential tax levy.
State sign-off needed before tax break
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue must certify the residential tax rate before the town can grant these exemptions in a year when costs shift within the residential levy. This state sign-off can delay or block the tax break for that year.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Thomas P. Walsh
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Adam J. Scanlon
Democratic • House
Paul R. Feeney
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 103 of the Acts of 2026
6/17/2026Enacted and laid before the Governor
6/11/2026SenateEnacted
6/11/2026HouseRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
6/8/2026SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
6/8/2026SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
5/4/2026SenatePassed to be engrossed
4/30/2026HouseSubstituted for H4526
4/30/2026House
Bill Text
Chapter 103 of the Acts of 2026
6/17/2026
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