HB 1580-FN-LOCAL
relative to the taxation of non-primary residences.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 3223 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H28 |
Where it stands
Pending action in the other chamber
Sponsors
Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33, Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2, Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33, Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means
- January 12, 2026Public Hearing: 01/12/2026 10:30 am GP 159
- January 28, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- January 28, 2026Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:00 pm GP 154
- February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2026 (Vote 16-3; RC)
- February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0278h
- February 12, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 284-55 02/12/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Inexpedient to Legislate
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 184 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
| Democrat | 100 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 284 | 55 | 1 | 31 | 23 |
Yes — 284
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
No — 55
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 31
- Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Absent — 23
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill proposes to tax non-primary residences. Non-primary residences are defined as “any residential property, including single-family homes, condominiums, or mobile homes, that is not the owner’s principal place of abode.” The test for residency is different than residency in other statutes. Enforcing this proposed law could be difficult and problematic. Public testimony was very much opposed to this bill. Why should a property owner have a higher tax simply because he/she chooses to own investment property or a vacation home? Additionally, this may be unconstitutional, as they would be taxed differently than other homes. Vote 16-3.
Minority — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
This bill seeks to open a new revenue stream by taxing non-primary residences valued over $500,000 that are left unoccupied for more than 183 days out of the year at a rate of three quarters of a percentage point. The minority of the committee recognizes the legislature looks to find alternative revenue that shifts the tax burden away from the over-reliance on property tax. The minority believes that this is a small step towards the goal of finding a new form of revenue that moves the state away from property taxation without implementation of broad-based taxes. This bill mandates that all monies raised go directly back to the community in which it was raised to be used for the specific purpose of reducing local municipal taxes. The minority of the committee believes that at a time when many of our citizens can’t begin to afford one home and our state is saddled by ever rising property taxation, a new revenue source from non-primary residences left unoccupied for more than 183 days out of the year is appropriate.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 12, 2026 at 10:30Ways and Means public hearing
- January 28, 2026 at 13:00Ways and Means full committee work session recording 3:28:00–3:28:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- January 28, 2026 at 14:00Ways and Means executive session recording 5:23:30–5:24:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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