---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Maximum Value That A Small Estate May Be Under The Maine Uniform Probate Code To Permit Collection Of Personal Property By Affidavit"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Maximum Value That A Small Estate May Be Under The Maine Uniform Probate Code To Permit Collection Of Personal Property By Affidavit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1545"
citation: "Maine LD 1545 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS", "SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT THRESHOLDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbdee7be-0319-49f1-9868-e9b42d0572db"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098356"
source_hash: "5978f3e191e7f2d276d0f73f183ecd82553fde83bfe80773aabf59bed68e2961"
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 1545 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Maximum Value That A Small Estate May Be Under The Maine Uniform Probate Code To Permit Collection Of Personal Property By Affidavit

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 76** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0629&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1545 SP 629** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0629&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- David HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbdee7be-0319-49f1-9868-e9b42d0572db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).