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LD1013 • 2025

An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt

An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt

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Sponsor
Senator Timothy Nangle
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-72) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-72) Sent down for concurrence
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An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt

An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1684(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1684(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1013 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 House

    The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-05-20 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-72) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-72) Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-04-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-14 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant Municipal Debt
Sponsor:
Senator Timothy Nangle
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1013
S.P. 430 In Senate, March 13, 2025
An Act to Protect Taxpayers by Requiring Referenda on Significant
Municipal Debt
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR1684(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5712-A is enacted to read:
3§5712-A. Referendum required on certain government unit bonds
4 A municipality seeking to issue a bond in the amount of $10,000,000 or more shall call
5 a referendum for the voters of the municipality to approve the bond. The referendum must
6 be held on the first Tuesday in November. The procedure for the referendum must follow
7 the procedures established in section 2354 and in Title 21-A.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill requires that a municipality seeking to issue a bond in the amount of
10 $10,000,000 or more must call a referendum for the voters of the municipality to approve
11 the bond. The referendum must be held on the first Tuesday in November. The procedure
12 for the referendum must follow the procedures established in the relevant current law.
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