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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill creates a business tax credit for employer-provided student loan repayment assistance up to $4,500 per worker
Last action · July 15, 2026: Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingSponsors: Ryan Fattman and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts businesses can claim a tax credit equal to 100 percent of the student loan repayment assistance they provide to resident employees, up to $4,500 per worker annually, under a bill advanced in the legislature.
The measure alters tax liabilities for businesses offering student loan assistance and exempts those employer payments from state income taxation for the workers receiving them, affecting employers and resident employees across the commonwealth.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Massachusetts businesses
Businesses providing student loan repayment assistance become eligible for a tax credit up to $4,500 per qualified employee.
Resident employees with student loans
Workers domiciled in the commonwealth receive student loan payment assistance from employers that is excluded from taxable income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum tax credit an employer can claim per worker?
Can unused tax credits be carried over to future years?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently passed chamber. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Law.
Procedural history
7 actions- Jul 15, 2026HouseCommitteeCommittee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Apr 1, 2026SenateReporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026
- Nov 18, 2025JointHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- Nov 17, 2025JointHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing location changed</span>
- Nov 7, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
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- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Revenue
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- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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