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An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law

An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law

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2026-04-16
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Signed by the Governor
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law

An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3087(03) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3087(03) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2244 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-14 Senate

    On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-04-13 House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax Law
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR3087(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 922 - L.D. 2244
An Act to Implement Certain Preliminary Recommendations of the Real
Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force and to Make Other Changes to Tax
Law
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of
Revenue Services to administer survey to assessors on Maine Tree Growth Tax
Law. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue
Services shall administer a survey to assessors related to the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law.
In the design of the survey, the bureau shall collaborate with the Department of Agriculture,
Conservation and Forestry, Maine Forest Service, the University of Maine School of Forest
Resources, landowners, foresters, municipal officials and assessors. The survey must, at a
minimum, collect information from assessors regarding their experiences administering the
Maine Tree Growth Tax Law.
The Bureau of Revenue Services shall submit its findings and recommendations based
on the survey results, including suggested legislation, no later than January 15, 2027 to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters. The
joint standing committee may report out legislation based on the findings and
recommendations to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
Sec. 2. Resolve 2025, c. 108, §5 is amended to read:
Sec. 5. Meetings; subcommittees. Resolved: That the task force shall meet at
least 4 times but no more than 8 times in 2025 and no more than 8 times in 2026, not
including any subcommittee meetings.
1. The task force shall meet at least once jointly with the Joint Standing Committee on
Taxation at a time to be determined by the chairs of the task force and the committee.
2. The chairs of the task force may appoint subcommittees as necessary for the efficient
operation of the task force.
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
739
PUBLIC LAW