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ME LD294
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephan Bunker
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AI Summary
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Creates a new "expanded municipal volunteer program" beginning January 1, 2026, allowing municipalities to offer property tax benefits to eligible volunteers who provide services to the municipality
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Caps annual benefits at $1,000 or 100 times the state minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater, with benefits tied to the amount of volunteer service provided
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Expands eligibility beyond the existing 60+ age requirement to include volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical services persons of any age
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Exempts benefits received under the expanded program from state income tax and does not count them as income for other tax purposes
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Prohibits volunteers from participating in both the existing senior volunteer program (subsection 1-A) and the new expanded program (subsection 1-B) in the same tax year
Legislative Description
An Act to Expand Municipal Volunteer Program Eligibility Requirements in the Municipal Property Tax Assistance Laws
Income Tax
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/12/2025