Sen. Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, used a parliamentary maneuver Thursday to prevent action on the House-approved plan Mayor Michelle Wu has been seeking for months to temporarily shift a greater burden of property taxes from residential owners to commercial owners.

Sen. William Brownsberger of Belmont called for the bill to be laid aside and for Boston to finalize its property tax rates without any shift.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial plan to hike commercial tax rates is dead, according to damning comments made Monday night by Senate President Karen Spilka.

The Massachusetts Senate again delays consideration of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal, possibly signaling its death as the City Council approaches a Wednesday deadline to set property tax rates for the next year.

The Massachusetts Senate tabled Mayor Michelle Wu’s property-tax proposal until at least Thursday, jeopardizing its chances of passage before the city sends out its next tax bills.

Four business stakeholders who withdrew their opposition to Boston’s plan to hike commercial tax rates are rethinking their compromise with the mayor, given the latest city data that show

A Democratic state senator from Boston delayed the Beacon Hill vote on city Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to shift the burden of Boston’s property taxes to commercial property owners for a third time Monday,

Collins, a Democrat from South Boston, tabled Wu’s proposal for the third time in eight days and ratcheted up his rhetoric against the administration, saying the legislation was based on “false information.