What is the status of LD1657?

Failed as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: Motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland to RECEDE and CONCUR with The Minority Ought to Pass Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 496 Yeas 9 - Nays 26 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 12, 2025).

Who sponsored LD1657?

Amy Kuhn (D, 111), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD1657?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1657&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD1657: An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs

Q: What is LD1657?

LD1657 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs.

Q: What does LD1657 do?

In its own words: An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative KUHN of Falmouth. Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, GERE of Kennebunkport, LEE of Auburn, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MURPHY of Scarborough, O'HALLORAN of Brewer, SACHS of Freeport. Printed on recycled paper.

Status: Failed, June 12, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative KUHN of Falmouth. Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, GERE of Kennebunkport, LEE of Auburn, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MURPHY of Scarborough, O'HALLORAN of Brewer, SACHS of Freeport. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative KUHN of Falmouth. Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, GERE of Kennebunkport, LEE of Auburn, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, MURPHY of Scarborough, O'HALLORAN of Brewer, SACHS of Freeport. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 261, §§2 to 4, is further amended by amending subparagraph (9) to read: (9) Costs associated with the development, sale, purchase, improvement, financial support and operation of housing, including, but not limited to, authorized project costs for improvements as described in section 5249 even if such improvements are not made within an affordable housing development district as defined in section 5246, subsection 2; Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2021, c. 261, §5, is further amended by amending subparagraph (4) to read: (4) Authorized project costs for improvements as described in section 5249 and the development, sale, purchase, financial support and operation of affordable housing in support of municipal economic development activities and workforce recruitment and retention efforts regardless of …

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Maine LD1657: An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs

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