The state Senate plans to debate a bundle of local tax relief bills, after its Ways and Means Committee voted on Thursday to advance four bills aimed at providing municipalities with tools to ease property tax burdens on lower- and middle-income homeowners, seniors on fixed incomes, and others.

The bills, along with others related to transparency in ballot question campaign finances and a new memorial license plate option, are set to be taken up by the Senate next Thursday as the chamber gets back up to speed following its two-month holiday break. Amendments are due Monday by 3:30 p.m.

“These local options have real impact on increasing affordability for everyday Bay Staters,” Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues said. “I am proud that the Senate is prioritizing these common-sense measures in our first major act of the new year, particularly as the cost of living, home values, and household expenses continue to skyrocket.”

In some cases, the bills are redrafts of “tax shock” bills offered by Sens. William Brownsberger and Nick Collins as options for senators who want a statewide alternative to the tax shift plan that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been unsuccessful in lobbying the Senate to pass.

One bill, S 2899, would give cities and towns the ability to shield vulnerable taxpayers from “extraordinarily high” tax bills in years when the municipality’s residential property tax levy increases by more than 10%, according to a committee summary.

Another, S 2900, would allow cities and towns to provide enhanced rebates to lower- and middle-income taxpayers who already receive a residential tax exemption. The Senate also plans to consider S 2901, which expands eligibility for the Senior Tax Deferral program. And S 2902 would make it simpler for municipalities to offer local property tax exemptions to seniors on a fixed budget, according to the committee.

“The Senate is hitting the ground running this January to support vulnerable taxpayers with strong affordability measures,” Senate President Karen Spilka said. “This package of legislation puts more tools into the toolboxes of municipalities across the state to give a break to the taxpayers most in need.”

The Senate also announced plans Thursday to take up two other bills next week: S 2898, which the Ways and Means Committee said would close the existing eight-month gap in financial reporting requirements for ballot question committees in an attempt to provide the public with greater transparency around the individuals and groups financially backing the campaigns; and S 2903 to create a new Blue Star Family license plate available to the surviving parents, spouses and children of law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.