# Maine LD 1768: An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax Maine LD 1768, An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Bailey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 484); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1768-132 - 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 1768 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-23 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 484 - Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: PROPERTY TAX, PROPERTY TAX - TRANSFER TAX - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 80 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Transfer tax break for resident park buyers: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, deeds that transfer a mobile home park to its residents are exempt from the State real estate transfer tax. The buyers must be a majority of the park’s residents who live in Maine, or a Maine-formed owners’ association for that park. The sale must follow Maine’s resident-pur… - Help residents buy and keep parks affordable: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law supports keeping mobile home parks affordable. It allows support for park ownership by resident associations, resident-owned housing co-ops, or other nonprofits that represent residents. The goal is to preserve or stabilize what residents pay. This applies only to mo… - One-time $53,000 for tax system updates: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state provides $53,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Bureau of Revenue Services for computer programming. This is a one-time amount; the record shows $0 in 2026-27. It upgrades internal systems and does not change your tax bill directly. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Tipping (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-03 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 79 | 69 | | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 23 | 11 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 484 - 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-05: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-03: Reports READ.On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 297(Yeas 79 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-216) was READ and ADOPTED.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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-216). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: Reports READ On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 302 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-216) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-216) Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-23: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-23: Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-216), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&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 (S-216), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0686&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-LD1768-132 (as of 2026-10-17).