---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create Clarity In The Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals"
description: "An Act To Create Clarity In The Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1325"
citation: "Maine LD 1325 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABATEMENTS", "APPEALS", "PROPERTY TAX PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lucien DAIGLE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01356e0f-c11f-4ebc-b14e-e63eb9bbd144"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097876"
source_hash: "ecbdd49babde0de66b38a40e9a7e261380cad3bfbff7f1b5001af41196ad79b1"
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 1325 (132) — An Act To Create Clarity In The Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-608)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0860&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 342** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0860&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1325 HP 860** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0860&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Lucien DAIGLE — primary (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory SWALLOW — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-608). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-608) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `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-608), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **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`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01356e0f-c11f-4ebc-b14e-e63eb9bbd144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).