---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Certain Wharves And Piers From The Laws Governing The Current Use Valuation Of Working Waterfront Land"
description: "An Act To Remove Certain Wharves And Piers From The Laws Governing The Current Use Valuation Of Working Waterfront Land"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 744"
citation: "Maine LD 744 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TAX ASSESSMENT", "VALUATION", "WORKING WATERFRONT PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel ANKELES"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87a2b9d3-d41b-4ee8-a7cb-f71d7178b12f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096809"
source_hash: "97e925d245dcfcd7d8c054a59662e94c1418d4b800ff9b0cbb9e0327b7117ad7"
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 744 (132) — An Act To Remove Certain Wharves And Piers From The Laws Governing The Current Use Valuation Of Working Waterfront Land

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 380** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0486&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 744 HP 486** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0486&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Daniel ANKELES — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `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.
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87a2b9d3-d41b-4ee8-a7cb-f71d7178b12f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).