Massachusetts · Bill 1939 · 194th General Court

An Act to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1939) of Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to reform payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land. Revenue.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Revenue · Joint Committee on Revenue
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  4. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Revenue
  5. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 7, 2025 Joint Committee on Revenue Committee report: Favorable (Favorable)
Members

Yes · 5

Other · 1

5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.