# Maine LD 41: Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor to Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory

Maine LD 41, Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor to Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kristen Cloutier (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 94); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 41
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor to Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-06-20, Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 94
- Sponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: REVENUE SERVICES BUREAU, REVENUE SERVICES BUREAU - CONVEYANCES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tax staff and relatives face purchase ban: cost, low. Maine Bureau of Revenue Services employees cannot acquire property covered by this law from the state. The ban also covers their spouses, siblings, parents, and children.
- Former owners get limited property buyback rights: mixed, medium. Maine's State Tax Assessor can sell the state's interest in listed Unorganized Territory properties. Former owners, heirs, or people named to inherit in a will can buy back these properties. They must pay all outstanding taxes, interest, deed costs, and other costs within 90 days after the law take…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-20: Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 94
- 2025-06-16: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-16: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve 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)
- 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Resolve 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=HP0005&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0005&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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0005&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0005&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-LD41-132 (as of 2026-10-18).