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An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit

An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Donna Bailey
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit

An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit Sponsor: Senator Donna Bailey Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit Sponsor: Senator Donna Bailey Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-13 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-07 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit
Sponsor:
Senator Donna Bailey
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1977(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 629 - L.D. 1545
An Act to Clarify the Maximum Value That a Small Estate May Be Under
the Maine Uniform Probate Code to Permit Collection of Personal Property
by Affidavit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 18-C MRSA §3-1201, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14, is amended to read:
A. The value of the entire estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does
not exceed $40,000, adjusted for inflation pursuant to section 1-108;
Sec. 2. 18-C MRSA §3-1201, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Publication. A county probate court shall annually publish on the court's publicly
accessible website the value described in subsection 1, paragraph A, including the
adjustment for inflation.
APPROVED
MAY 16, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
76
PUBLIC LAW