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IntroducedApr 01, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 908, An Act To Provide Emergency One-Time Relief From The Wild Blueberry Tax For Sellers In Maine And Partial Relief For Processors And Shippers
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 17, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1386
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Laurel Libbycosponsor
- Joseph Martincosponsor
- Arthur Mingocosponsor
- Marianne Moorecosponsor
- William Tuellcosponsor
Votes
NO: 7
- Kristen Cloutier
- Nicole Grohoski
- Gary Friedmann
- Ann Matlack
- Dan Sayre
- Gregg Swallow
- Michael Tipping
OTHER: 0
YES: 71
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 77
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BRIDGEO
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report.
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 609 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-742)
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 602 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 538
- (Yeas 71 - Nays 77 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-742) 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" (H-742).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 16, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- May 07, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 23, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-742) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-742) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by David Bell (Cherryfield Foods, Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Laura Flannery (Charlotte )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Lisa Hanscom (Welch Farm)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Wayne Hanscom (Welch Farm)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Seth Kroeck (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Craig Lapine (DACF)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Arthur Mingo (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Cary Nash (Camden)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Tony Shurman (Jasper Wyman and Son Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Julie Ann Smith (Maine Farmers Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Tiffany Strout (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 23, 2025 by Eric Venturini (Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1386&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098040
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098040
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1386&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098040