Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill
S 2902: An Act authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
S 2902 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption. Primary sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #124 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Senate, January 8, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption (Senate, No. 2036),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2902).
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Committee on Ways and Means | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Barry Finegold | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | Second Essex and Middlesex |
| Jason Lewis | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | Fifth Middlesex |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #124 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
- Ordered to a third reading and read a third time
- Substituted for S2036
- Amendment #6 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #5 (Cyr) rejected
- Amendment #3 (Rausch) rejected
- Amendment #2 (Rausch) rejected
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Recommended new draft for S2036
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means