# Maine LD 1044: An Act to Clarify the Qualifying Use of Tax Increment Financing for Extension of a Development District Maine LD 1044, An Act to Clarify the Qualifying Use of Tax Increment Financing for Extension of a Development District, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Amy Kuhn (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 356) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1044-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1044 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Clarify the Qualifying Use of Tax Increment Financing for Extension of a Development District - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-12 - Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 356 - Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING - USES EXPANDED - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 75 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - 20-year extension for housing, transit projects: benefit, medium. Beginning October 25, 2023, and for 10 calendar years, a tax-increment district can add 20 more years. To qualify, at least 75% of its tax increment revenue must fund affordable housing or transit-oriented development. An extended district keeps its original assessed value for tax calculations. Aff… - Tax-increment districts capped at 30 years: cost, low. The law caps a tax-increment financing district at 30 tax years. The 30 years start in the tax year the district designation takes effect. A development program may instead start the term in the next tax year. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam LEE - Cosponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 25 | 10 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 73 | 65 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 356 - 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-12: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 477 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Reports READ.On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 442(Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-12: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1044-132 (as of 2026-10-19).