LD1895 • 2025

An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes

Taxes

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata
Last action: 2025-06-18
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes

An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Taxation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Taxation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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C-A (H-619)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2117(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2117(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1895 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3TAXATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2025-06-18 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-12 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2025-06-11 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-10 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-05-21 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-21 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-05-01 Committee
Referred to Committee on Taxation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Arata
Reference committee:
Taxation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2117(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1266 - L.D. 1895
An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a
Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §943, as amended by PL 2023, c. 523, Pt. A, §7 and c. 640, §2, is
further amended by enacting after the 3rd paragraph a new paragraph to read:
If the party named on the tax lien mortgage has sold or otherwise conveyed the property
to another person and provides proof of payment of that party's own pro rata share of taxes
due, the municipal treasurer or the treasurer's designee of record shall prepare and record a
discharge of the tax lien mortgage against that party in the same manner as is now provided
for the discharge of real estate mortgages, except that a facsimile signature of the treasurer
or treasurer's assignee may be used. The discharge under this paragraph is only for the
seller. The discharge of the tax lien must include a statement that the assignee, following
the release of the property, did not owe property taxes as to the released property. The
assignee of the discharge is responsible for the cost of recording the discharge. The
assignee of the discharge must be limited to the seller of the property that is the subject of
the tax lien mortgage.
APPROVED
JUNE 18, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
351
PUBLIC LAW