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IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 12, 2025
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 271, An Act Creating And Sustaining Jobs Through The Development Of Cooperatives And Employee-Owned Businesses By Providing Tax Deductions For Certain Qualified Business Activities
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 12, 2025: In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 756
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Valli Geigercosponsor
- Allison Heplercosponsor
- Marianne Moorecosponsor
- Holly Stovercosponsor
- Michael Tippingcosponsor
Votes
YES: 10
- Kristen Cloutier
- Nicole Grohoski
- Bruce Bickford
- Ed Crockett
- Gary Friedmann
- Ann Matlack
- Shelley Rudnicki
- Dan Sayre
- Michael Tipping
- Russell White
NO: 2
- Tracy Quint
- Gregg Swallow
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jun 12, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-354) 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" (S-354).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 12, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-354) READ. READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-354)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 11, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 25, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- 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
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-354) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-354) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Katharine Ahlefeld (Liberty)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Emmy Andersson (Cooperative Maine Business Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Nick Battista (Island Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Rob Brown (Northport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jennifer Coolidge (The Blue Hill Co-op)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Shanna Cox (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Melissa Daniels (Stonington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Melissa Daniels (Stonington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Larry Dansinger (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jonah Fertig-Burd (Durham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Heather Foran (Gray)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Andy Fuller (Maine Camp Outfitters in Sunset, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Chris Linder (Hampden)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Shelley Megquier (Maine Farmland Trust)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Amanda Monaco-Sturgis (O'Donal's Employee Cooperative)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Cameron Reny (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Rebecca Swanson Conrad (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Sam Tracy (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Nicholas Vacchiano (O'Don)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=756&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096597
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096597
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=756&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096597