# Maine LD 185: An Act to Expand Opportunities to Invest Municipal Tax Increment Financing Revenues

Maine LD 185, An Act to Expand Opportunities to Invest Municipal Tax Increment Financing Revenues, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Anne-Marie Mastraccio (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-06-15 (ACTPUB Chapter 310); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 185
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Expand Opportunities to Invest Municipal Tax Increment Financing Revenues
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-06-15, ACTPUB Chapter 310
- Sponsor: Anne-Marie Mastraccio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING - USES EXPANDED
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More local development funds for public safety: benefit, low. Municipalities and plantations can use more local tax‑increment dollars for public safety. They can spend up to 25% of a development district’s captured assessed value on building, renovating, or running public safety facilities. This includes facilities used as emergency shelters. The need must ti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne-Marie Mastraccio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Fredericks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Ankeles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Rollins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Drew Gattine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Blier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt A. Harrington (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-06-15: ACTPUB Chapter 310
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-28: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-255) 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-255), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: 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-255).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)
- 2025-01-14: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-255), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&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-255), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0118&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD185-132 (as of 2026-10-17).