---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Removal From A Property Tax Lien The Name Of A Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes"
description: "An Act To Require The Removal From A Property Tax Lien The Name Of A Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1895"
citation: "Maine LD 1895 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIENS AND DISCHARGES", "OWNER OF RECORD", "PROPERTY TAX PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ARATA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/724850f2-b467-4898-a155-47e2525758ec"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099031"
source_hash: "9b9f423fdc1f9858632e9206416493d79d27ef4a7444734f2345298c8c556d9e"
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 1895 (132) — An Act To Require The Removal From A Property Tax Lien The Name Of A Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-619)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1266&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 351** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1266&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1895 HP 1266** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1266&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Amy ARATA — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BLIER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** 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`
- **2025-06-10** 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-619). `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-619) 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-619), 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`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+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/724850f2-b467-4898-a155-47e2525758ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).