HB 1677
requiring a recommendation by a local budget committee or governing body when including warrant articles with a tax impact in an estimate for raising taxes under a local tax cap.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2847 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H18 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
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Sponsors
Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6, Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
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 Municipal and County Government
- January 27, 2026Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 09:30 am GP 154
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
- February 6, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- February 19, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026
Votes
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Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill aims to specify that only warrant articles recommended by either the budget committee or the governing body should be considered when determining what counts against the tax cap on the official ballot. Initially, all financial warrant articles must be included in the tax cap calculation as if every article will pass, not just those recommended by the budget committee or governing body. If this bill were enacted, it could allow a community to exclude recommendations on financial warrant articles altogether, resulting in no items counting against the tax cap. Due to these concerns, the committee unanimously voted to recommend this bill Inexpedient to Legislate. Vote 18-0.
Hearings and recordings
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- January 27, 2026 at 09:30Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 0:09:05–0:12:43, about 4 min (estimated)
- February 3, 2026 at 11:15Municipal and County Government executive session recording 2:14:00–2:14:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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