---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Municipal Volunteer Program Eligibility Requirements In The Municipal Property Tax Assistance Laws"
description: "An Act To Expand Municipal Volunteer Program Eligibility Requirements In The Municipal Property Tax Assistance Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 294"
citation: "Maine LD 294 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CREDITS", "INCOME TAX", "MUNICIPAL VOLUNTEERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephan BUNKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adfc212a-c596-4251-8cf5-de1f26d36bb4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096116"
source_hash: "8b39b1077e7140999ef4685e3526c02b0ecde01b77a703dd38ee85b4835b6a3c"
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 294 (132) — An Act To Expand Municipal Volunteer Program Eligibility Requirements In The Municipal Property Tax Assistance Laws

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-621)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0194&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 337** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0194&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 294 HP 194** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0194&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Stephan BUNKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-621). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Reports Read
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-11** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adfc212a-c596-4251-8cf5-de1f26d36bb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).