Maine · Bill 1739 · 132nd Legislature

An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support Maine's Agricultural Sector, to Create an Agricultural Buildings Property Tax Exemption and…

  1. Introduced Apr 22, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 22, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support Maine's Agricultural Sector, to Create an Agricultural Buildings Property Tax Exemption and to Direct the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Study Barriers to Its Financial Assistance Programs and Study the Potential for a Common Application for Those Programs

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeCommittee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Joint Appropriations and Financial Affairs
  2. CommitteeThe Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence · Joint Appropriations and Financial Affairs
  3. HouseCarried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
  4. HouseThe Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Independent, 1 Democrat.

All 5 cosponsors

From Maine's official records (legislature.maine.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.