A Massachusetts bill on long-term care policy, introduced and still moving. Last moved March 18, 2026.
What this means for a building owner
This bill does not hit nursing homes. It is about a tax break for individual people who pay for long-term care insurance. The break would be 20 percent of the premiums a person paid, and the state's tax office would set the rules and forms. It would apply to tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023, and it is not law yet. The text does not state anything that would change for a nursing home.
What the bill does
This bill would give people a state income tax break for buying long-term care insurance. The break would equal 20 percent of the premiums they paid. It would apply to tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. The bill has been introduced and is not law.
Written by AI from the bill's own Introduced text of February 27, 2025, on September 23, 2026. Not legal advice. Read the official text ›
Introduced · last moved March 18, 2026 · no effective date stated yet
Massachusetts has 341 certified nursing homes.
Official title Relative to long-term care insurance tax credit
Relative to long term care insurance tax credits. Revenue.
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What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- We cannot tell yet from the text. The text does not say who pays.
- Which buildings
- 341 facilities holding 40,920 licensed beds in Massachusetts.
- The dollars, or the rule
- This bill would let individuals who buy long-term care insurance claim a state income tax credit equal to 20 percent of premiums paid, applying to tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. It amends the insurance code to add this credit under the state income tax excise and directs the Department of Revenue to…
- Effective
- We cannot tell yet from the text. No effective date is stated yet.
- Status
- Introduced, as of March 18, 2026.
General policy movement that touches long-term care.
Latest action, March 18, 2026: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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Bill text and status: malegislature.gov · retrieved August 3, 2026