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ME LD1729

Bill

Status

Failed

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Richard Bennett

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Increases the state reimbursement rate to municipalities for revenue lost due to the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption from the current 76% to 100%

  • Beginning April 1, 2026, the reimbursement rate increases by 3 percentage points annually until reaching 100%

  • Full 100% reimbursement would be achieved in 8 years under the proposed schedule

  • Amends 36 MRSA §685 to establish the new reimbursement timeline and structure

  • Presented by Senator Bennett of Oxford with bipartisan cosponsorship from legislators representing Oxford, Androscoggin, Somerset, Hancock, and Sagadahoc counties

Legislative Description

An Act to Increase the Rate of Reimbursement to Municipalities for Revenue Lost as a Result of the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption

Property Tax

Last Action

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Taxation4/22/2025

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