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ME LD264

Bill

Status

Enrolled

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Allison Hepler

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the 12-month waiting period for Maine residents to qualify for the homestead property tax exemption, allowing immediate eligibility upon establishing permanent residency

  • Removes the requirement that cooperative housing corporation shareholders must have held shares for 12 months before qualifying for the exemption

  • Maintains the existing $10,000 just value exemption amount for permanent Maine residents' homesteads

  • Preserves the existing rule that homeowners who lose property through tax lien foreclosure and regain it from the municipality remain eligible for the exemption

Legislative Description

An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption

Property Tax

Last Action

CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

6/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Taxation1/23/2025

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