# Maine LD 945: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Maine LD 945, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Melanie Sachs (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-05-27 (ACTPUB Chapter 120); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD945-132 - 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 945 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Powers and Responsibilities of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-05-27, ACTPUB Chapter 120 - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - PLANNING - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader land bank powers and partnerships: benefit, low. The law gives the land bank the full general powers of a corporation under state law. It can make agreements with towns, counties, regional groups, state and federal agencies, and other land banks. It can also work with private people and companies; property purchases need consent from the local ci… - More problem properties eligible for redevelopment: mixed, low. The law expands which properties the state land bank can acquire and fix. It covers abandoned homes with signs like boarded windows, no utilities, or reports of trespass. It includes blighted buildings with unsafe conditions or tax debts higher than the land’s value. It also covers functionally obs… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-27: ACTPUB Chapter 120 - 2025-05-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-07: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-83) 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-83), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-05-06: 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-83).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) - 2025-03-05: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-83), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&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-83), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0610&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-LD945-132 (as of 2026-10-17).