Maine LD1732: An Act to Allow a Municipality to Waive the Excise Tax on an Antique Automobile Owned by a Person 65 Years of Age or Older

What the bill says

An Act to Allow a Municipality to Waive the Excise Tax on an Antique Automobile Owned by a Person 65 Years of Age or Older Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Representative: LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Allow a Municipality to Waive the Excise Tax on an Antique Automobile Owned by a Person 65 Years of Age or Older Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Representative: LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 263, §1, is further amended to read: C. For the privilege of operating a motor vehicle or camper trailer on the public ways, each motor vehicle, other than a stock race car, or each camper trailer to be so operated is subject to excise tax as follows, except as specified in subparagraph (3), (4) or, (5) or (6): a sum equal to 24 mills on each dollar of the maker's list price for the first or current year of model, 17 1/2 mills for the 2nd year, 13 1/2 mills for the 3rd year, mills for the 4th year, 6 1/2 mills for the 5th year and 4 mills for the 6th and succeeding years. The minimum tax is $5 for a motor vehicle other than a bicycle with motor attached, $2.50 for a bicycle with …

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Sponsors

• Richard Bennett (R, 18) · primary sponsor
• Michael Lance (R, 79)

Latest actions

1. May 20, 2025: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2. April 22, 2025: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3. April 22, 2025: Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Common questions

What is LD1732?

LD1732 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow a Municipality to Waive the Excise Tax on an Antique Automobile Owned by a Person 65 Years of Age or Older.

What does LD1732 do?

In its own words: An Act to Allow a Municipality to Waive the Excise Tax on an Antique Automobile Owned by a Person 65 Years of Age or Older Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Representative: LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper.

What is the status of LD1732?

Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 20, 2025).

Who sponsored LD1732?

Richard Bennett (R, 18), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for LD1732?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1732&snum=132