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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 3132: An Act providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3132 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption. Primary sponsor: Steven Howitt (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3132) of Steven S. Howitt, Susannah M. Whipps and Joanne M. Comerford relative to providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption. Revenue.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Independent 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven HowittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Bristol
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  6. Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD
  7. Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  8. Senate concurred
  9. Referred to the committee on Revenue

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source