# Maine LD 1440: An Act to Amend the Maine Uniform Probate Code Maine LD 1440, An Act to Amend the Maine Uniform Probate Code, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 168); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1440-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1440 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Maine Uniform Probate Code - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-03 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 168 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: PROBATE, PROBATE - PROCEEDINGS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More unions count as marriage for inheritance: benefit, medium. The law treats some registered domestic partnerships and legal unions from any state as a marriage for probate. The union must have been validly formed and give substantially the same rights, benefits, and duties as marriage. This can unlock spousal inheritance, property transfer, and other probate… - Guardianship ends when the adult dies: benefit, low. A guardian’s legal authority and duties stop when the adult under guardianship dies. Other listed rules govern how a court can end or change a guardianship for reasons other than death. - Probate filed late loses key allowances: cost, high. If no probate case starts within 3 years of death, a later case faces strict limits. The personal representative may hold assets only to confirm title for successors. Only expenses of administration may be claimed; other claims are barred. The homestead allowance, exempt property, and family allowa… - Easier out-of-state adoption consents with limits: mixed, low. Maine courts accept a surrender or consent from another state if they receive either an affidavit from a lawyer in that state or a court certificate showing the state’s process was followed and consequences were explained. Courts also accept a putative parent’s waiver of notice that meets the liste… - Small change to executor appointment rules: mixed, low. The law deletes one paragraph from the statute on appointing a personal representative for an estate. This is a narrow, technical change. The summary does not describe a specific money effect for households. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-30: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 168 - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-21: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-200) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-200), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-200).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-08: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Representative KUHN for the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, section 1-803, subsection 2, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-200), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 - [Amendment C-A (H-200), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0949&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 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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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-LD1440-132 (as of 2026-10-17).