Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD438: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions
Status: Failed, January 20, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo. Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and Representatives: CHAPMAN of Auburn, LANCE of Paris, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, Senator: BERNARD of Aroostook. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo. Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and Representatives: CHAPMAN of Auburn, LANCE of Paris, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, Senator: BERNARD of Aroostook. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §652, as amended by PL 2023, c. 360, Pt. A, §6, is further amended by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if the governing body of a municipality by vote determines that granting an exemption under this section would be detrimental to the residents of that municipality, the governing body may limit the amount of the exemption granted to an organization or institution pursuant to this section. SUMMARY This bill provides a municipality the power to limit the amount of a property tax 1100 exemption given to a nonprofit institution or organization when the municipality 1111 determines by vote that such an exemption would be detrimental to the residents of that 1122 municipality. Page 1 - 132LR1411(01)
Sponsors
- Benjamin Hymes (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Susan Bernard (R, 1)
- Quentin Chapman (R, 88)
- Stacey Guerin (R, 4)
- Michael Lance (R, 79)
- Shelley Rudnicki (R, 67)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence
- : Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: EXEMPTIONS, Legislature, PROPERTY TAX, NONPROFITS, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD438?
- LD438 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions.
- What does LD438 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo. Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and Representatives: CHAPMAN of Auburn, LANCE of Paris, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, Senator: BERNARD of Aroostook. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD438?
- Failed as of January 20, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (January 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD438?
- Benjamin Hymes (R, 38), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD438?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=438&snum=132
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