Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1895: An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §943, as amended by PL 2023, c. 523, Pt. A, §7 and c. 640, §2, is further amended by enacting after the 3rd paragraph a new paragraph to read: If the party named on the tax lien mortgage has sold or otherwise conveyed the property to another person and provides proof of payment of that party's own pro rata share of taxes due, the municipal treasurer or the treasurer's designee of record shall prepare and record a discharge of the tax lien mortgage against that party in the same manner as is now provided for the discharge of real estate mortgages, except that a facsimile signature of the treasurer or treasurer's assignee may be used. The discharge under this paragraph is only for the seller. The discharge of the tax lien must include a statement that the assignee, following the release of the property, did not owe property taxes as to the released property. The assignee of the discharge is responsible for the cost of recording the discharge. The assignee of the discharge must be limited to the seller of the property that is the subject of the tax lien mortgage. Page 1 - …
Sponsors
- Amy Arata (R, 104) · primary sponsor
- Mark Blier (R, 138)
- Richard Bradstreet (R, 15)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)
- Wayne Farrin (D, 47)
- Sharon Frost (I, 58)
- Adam Lee (D, 89)
- Joshua Morris (R, 91)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-619) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-619), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-619).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, OWNER OF RECORD, LIENS AND DISCHARGES, Other, PROPERTY TAX PROCEDURES
Common questions
- What is LD1895?
- LD1895 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes.
- What does LD1895 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes.
- What is the status of LD1895?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1895?
- Amy Arata (R, 104), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1895?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1895&snum=132
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