---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide A Definition Of \"Primary Residence\" For Purposes Of Property Tax Abatements Based On Hardship Or Poverty"
description: "An Act To Provide A Definition Of \"Primary Residence\" For Purposes Of Property Tax Abatements Based On Hardship Or Poverty"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1180"
citation: "Maine LD 1180 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY TAX", "RELIEF", "POVERTY ABATEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAVIELLO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-28"
last_action: "2017-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/728b60d8-6bc4-450b-a962-c1fe52cf0858"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064304"
source_hash: "14e20a4376ed9fb02b11e865b132095d4c8e7e95eba850f311c75c032fadc5ee"
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 1180 (128) — An Act To Provide A Definition Of "Primary Residence" For Purposes Of Property Tax Abatements Based On Hardship Or Poverty

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP040101.asp)

## Sponsors

- SAVIELLO — primary (person)
- DAVIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-28** Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-09** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 583.
- **2017-06-09** On motion by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the bill was ENACTED
- **2017-06-09** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2017-06-19** Taken from the table by the President
- **2017-06-19** On motion by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin Under suspension of the Rules, RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2017-06-19** On motion by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin Senate Amendment "A" (S-282) READ and ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-282) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-06-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-06-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-282).
- **2017-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/728b60d8-6bc4-450b-a962-c1fe52cf0858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).