---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Return To The Former Owner Any Excess Funds Remaining After The Sale Of Foreclosed Property"
description: "An Act To Return To The Former Owner Any Excess Funds Remaining After The Sale Of Foreclosed Property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 101"
citation: "Maine LD 101 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELINQUENT", "FORECLOSURE", "PROPERTY TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chad PERKINS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b472ed9-303c-462d-8c31-75c3ef7e20cb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085276"
source_hash: "f9dbc432cd3c58903c5ddad119fa96c4584184ae2c05629843a1c7a5fc404416"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 101 (131) — An Act To Return To The Former Owner Any Excess Funds Remaining After The Sale Of Foreclosed Property

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0069&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0069&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0069&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Chad PERKINS — primary (person)
- Abigail GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- James WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-10** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-713), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-26** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b472ed9-303c-462d-8c31-75c3ef7e20cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).