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

H 3238: An Act regarding late payments and interest rates for real estate bills and personal property taxes

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 3238 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act regarding late payments and interest rates for real estate bills and personal property taxes. Primary sponsor: Adam Scanlon (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 9, 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 Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3238) of Adam J. Scanlon, Andres X. Vargas and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to late payments and interest rates for real estate bills and personal property taxes. Revenue.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam ScanlonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Andy VargasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Essex

“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