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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 438H.P. 292House of Representatives, February 4, 2025
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax
Exemptions
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HYMES of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representatives: CHAPMAN of Auburn, LANCE of Paris, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, Senator:
BERNARD of Aroostook. Page 1 - 132LR1411(01)
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3 amended by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read:
4 Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if the governing body of
5 a municipality by vote determines that granting an exemption under this section would be
6 detrimental to the residents of that municipality, the governing body may limit the amount
7 of the exemption granted to an organization or institution pursuant to this section.
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9 This bill provides a municipality the power to limit the amount of a property tax
10 exemption given to a nonprofit institution or organization when the municipality
11 determines by vote that such an exemption would be detrimental to the residents of that
12 municipality.
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