MaineMaine surveys assessors on tree growth tax rules
Maine’s revenue bureau surveys assessors about the tree growth tax rules and sends findings and recommendations to lawmakers by January 15, 2027.
What it does
Maine’s revenue bureau surveys assessors about the tree growth tax rules and reports its findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, to the Legislature’s tax committee.
The task force meets at least four times in 2025 and no more than eight times in each of 2025 and 2026. It also meets jointly with the tax committee at least once.
Argument forSurvey results may help lawmakers understand assessors’ experiences with the tree growth tax rules and consider possible changes.
Argument againstAssessors and state staff may spend time answering, organizing, and reporting on the survey while handling their other work.
More detail
The Bureau of Revenue Services surveys assessors about Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law and reports its findings and recommendations. The survey concerns assessors’ experiences administering Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law. The bureau works with state forestry officials, university forest researchers, landowners, foresters, municipal officials, and assessors to design the survey. The survey must collect information about assessors’ experiences administering the law. The bureau must submit its findings and recommendations by January 15, 2027. The tax committee may report legislation based on them to the 2027 Legislature.
The Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force follows the stated meeting schedule and holds a joint meeting with the Legislature’s tax committee. These meeting rules apply to the Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force. Subcommittee meetings do not count toward the meeting limits. The task force chairs may appoint subcommittees as needed for the task force to operate efficiently. The task force and committee chairs choose when to hold the joint meeting.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 14Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Major
- Apr 14On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- Apr 13On motion by Senator MARTIN of Oxford placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 13Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 13ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-702).Minor
- Apr 13Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-702) in NON-CONCURRENCE.Minor
- Apr 13On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-702) READ and ADOPTED.
- Apr 13On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence.Minor
- Apr 13On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- Apr 9On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 8Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 8PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- Apr 8In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 8The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSEDMinor
- Apr 8Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Apr 8The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 8Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- Apr 8Reported by Senator GROHOSKI for the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 353, Section 8.
- Apr 8Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 8Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Minor
- Apr 8READ ONCEMinor
- Apr 8Report READ and ACCEPTED.Introduced
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