Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD918: An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance
Status: Failed, May 14, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization Whose Religion Prohibits Using Insurance to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance' Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1613 is enacted to read: §1613. Self-insurance permitted for certain religious organizations Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title to the contrary, the Secretary of State may grant an exempt.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization Whose Religion Prohibits Using Insurance to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance' Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1613 is enacted to read: §1613. Self-insurance permitted for certain religious organizations Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title to the contrary, the Secretary of State may grant an exemption from any provision of this subchapter for any motor vehicle owned or operated by a religious organization or its members subject to the following minimum requirements. 1. Qualifying religious organization. In order to be eligible to self-insure under this section, a religious organization must demonstrate with documentation to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that: A. The religious organization has been recognized by the United States Social Security Administration as an eligible religious group under Section 1402(g) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and has filed Form 4029 or a substantially similar form with the federal Internal Revenue Service; B. The religious organization has established tenets and faith-based teachings and has been in existence continuously since December 31, 1950; C. The religious organization …