# Massachusetts H 5661: An Act authorizing the town of Belmont to increase the asset limitation ceiling, income limitation ceiling, and benefit limitation ceiling applicable to seniors applying for tax abatement pursuant to clauses 17D, 17E, and 41C of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws

Massachusetts H 5661, An Act authorizing the town of Belmont to increase the asset limitation ceiling, income limitation ceiling, and benefit limitation ceiling applicable to seniors applying for tax abatement pursuant to clauses 17D, 17E, and 41C of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David M. Rogers (Democratic), William N. Brownsberger (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-08-24 (Senate concurred) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5661
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Belmont to increase the asset limitation ceiling, income limitation ceiling, and benefit limitation ceiling applicable to seniors applying for tax abatement pursuant to clauses 17D, 17E, and 41C of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-08-20
- Last action: 2026-08-24, Senate concurred
- Sponsors: David M. Rogers (Democratic), William N. Brownsberger (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Revenue
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: William N. Brownsberger (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-08-24: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-08-20: Referred to the committee on Revenue (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5661.pdf)

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5661.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5661-194 (as of 2026-11-01).