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IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 06, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became LawApr 23, 2026
Maine House Bill
HP 452, An Act Regarding Taxation
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 23, 2026: Signed by Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 713
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 8
- Nicole Grohoski
- Dan Sayre
- Ed Crockett
- Gary Friedmann
- Scott Harriman
- Ann Matlack
- Tracy Quint
- Michael Tipping
NO: 5
- Bruce Bickford
- Thomas Lavigne
- Shelley Rudnicki
- Gregg Swallow
- Russell White
OTHER: 0
YES: 75
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARUSO
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 61
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CARLOW
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 14
NO: 20
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Apr 23, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate RECEDE and CONCUR to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1040) thereto.
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Bill and accompanying papers FAILED
- Subsequently, the Senate RECEDED AND CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1040) thereto.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Speaker laid before the House
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-975).
- On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-975).
- On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-1040) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1040) thereto was ADOPTED.
- Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1040) thereto.
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- Later today assigned.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 894 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) in concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 734
- (Yeas 75 - Nays 61 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-975) 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-975).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 06, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 19, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 11, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- Jun 25, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 25, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 23, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- 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.
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-975) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-975) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1040) -- SayreHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1040) -- SayrePDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Amanda Campbell (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Phillip Crowell, Jr. (Maine Service Centers Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Nicole Grohoski (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Joe Oliva (GrowSmart Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Maura Pillsbury (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Anthony Rinaldi (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Anthony Rinaldi (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Maureen Terry (DECD)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Montana Towers (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2026 by Sarah Woodbury (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=713&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096767
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096767
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=713&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096767

