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

H 4239: An Act providing for a municipal tax amnesty

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 4239 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on May 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for a municipal tax amnesty. Primary sponsor: Brad Jones (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Accompanied a study order, see H5203.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to a municipal tax amnesty program. Revenue.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Independent 1 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
Mike ChaissonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Bristol
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Ryan FattmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampden
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Steven HowittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Bristol
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Joe McKennaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18th Worcester
Dave MuradianCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9th Worcester
Kelly PeaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Hampden
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden
Mike SoterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8th Worcester
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Justin ThurberCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Bristol
Marcus VaughnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9th Norfolk
Dave VieiraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3rd Barnstable
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin
Donald WongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9th Essex
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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. Accompanied a study order, see H5203
  2. Hearing scheduled for 11/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Revenue
  5. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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