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Read. Follow. Verify.Springfield Authorized to Fund Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund
Last action · April 16, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2026Sponsor: Angelo Puppolo
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What This Bill Does
The city of Springfield is authorized to to its Aid to the Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund, overriding general or special state laws to the contrary. The measure takes effect immediately upon its passage.
Residents who qualify for local elderly and disabled tax relief programs in Springfield may see dedicated city funding supported through this municipal allocation authority.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Springfield elderly and disabled residents
Eligible residents may receive property tax relief funded through the municipal taxation fund.
City of Springfield
The city gains the legal authority to appropriate funds to the taxation fund regardless of conflicting laws.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- Apr 16, 2026ExecutiveEnrolledSigned by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2026
- Apr 8, 2026SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
- Apr 8, 2026HouseEnacted
- Apr 6, 2026SenateFloorRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- Apr 6, 2026SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
- Oct 16, 2025SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
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- Sep 2, 2025SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Aug 28, 2025HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Jul 30, 2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Jul 28, 2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
- Jul 21, 2025HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Apr 2, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Revenue
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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