---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Monitoring Of Municipal Abandoned Property"
description: "An Act Regarding The Monitoring Of Municipal Abandoned Property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 144"
citation: "Maine LD 144 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABANDONED PROPERTY", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PROPERTY TAX PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9e4e488-e7bb-4c3d-85aa-71997e659648"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085319"
source_hash: "ddfe2c090f565e22c76e0fadf57da543290df7af38476e4fa1d48f11929ac2c0"
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 144 (131) — An Act Regarding The Monitoring Of Municipal Abandoned Property

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0090&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0090&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — 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`
- **2023-03-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-03-16** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-03-16** Later today assigned.
- **2023-03-21** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-03-21** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** Reports Read
- **2023-03-23** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+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/b9e4e488-e7bb-4c3d-85aa-71997e659648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).