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IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 28, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 29, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 399, An Act To Allow A Home Distiller To Distill And Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 29, 2025: Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 631
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rachel Hendersoncosponsor
- Thomas Lavignecosponsor
- Sheila Lymancosponsor
- Joseph Martincosponsor
- Rolf Olsencosponsor
- Chad Perkinscosponsor
- Michael Soboleskicosponsor
Votes
YES: 9
- Craig Hickman
- Laura Supica
- David Boyer
- Quentin Chapman
- Jill Duson
- Ann Fredericks
- Benjamin Hymes
- Parnell Terry
- Jeff Timberlake
NO: 4
- Sean Faircloth
- Sharon Frost
- Anne Graham
- Marc Malon
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) in concurrence.
- May 28, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) 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-298).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 27, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 12, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 437)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 05, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 437)
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-298) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-298) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Andy Deloney (Distilled Spirits Council of the United States)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Louis Luchini (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Peter Merrill (Mexico)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Brian Parke (Maine Motor Transport Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Cheryl Timberlake (Maine Beverage Distributors Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Dr. Theiry Va (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Peter Merrill, Mexico (Written) - VLA 03/11/2025 07:21 PM
- Dr. Theiry Va, Department of Health and Human Services (Written) - VLA 03/05/2025 02:50 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - VLA 03/04/2025 05:15 PM
- Brian Parke, Maine Motor Transport Association (Written) - VLA 03/07/2025 11:23 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=631&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096701
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096701
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=631&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096701
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/VLA/03-05-2025