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IntroducedMar 20, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 22, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 27, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 764, An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments
Last Action See all actions
House • May 29, 2025: Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1159
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- David Sinclaircosponsor
- Laura Supicacosponsor
Votes
YES: 10
- Amanda Collamore
- John Eder
- Cheryl Golek
- Cassie Julia
- Arthur Mingo
- Tiffany Roberts
- Mark Walker
- Yusuf Yusuf
- Donna Bailey
- Richard Bennett
NO: 3
- Chip Curry
- Traci Gere
- Marc Malon
OTHER: 0
YES: 81
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BRENNAN
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MALON
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WARREN
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
NO: 66
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CHAPMAN
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LIBBY
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PERKINS
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WEBB
- ZAGER
Actions
- May 29, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 28, 2025 | House
- On motion of Representative COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, the House RECEDED AND CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223).
- ROLL CALL NO. 206
- (Yeas 81 - Nays 66 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 27, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Report C Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- May 22, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-222) 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-222).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 20, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/.ONTP/OTP-AM
- Apr 10, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 03, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 206)
- 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 20, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-222) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-222) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-223) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-223) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Nicholas Cain (Denmark)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by David Clough (NFIB)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Nate Cloutier (HospitalityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Megan Diver (Bowdoin)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Aaron Frey (Office of the Maine Attorney General)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by ELIZABETH HAYES (Mercer)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by PAUL HUMPHREY (Kennebunkport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Natasha Johnson (Southwest Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Jake Lachance (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Samantha Nutsongtat (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Curtis Picard (Retail Association of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Asher Putterman (Warren)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by David Rollins (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Douglas Rooks (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 03, 2025 by Missy Veilleux (Windsor )PDF
- Nicholas Cain, Denmark (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 11:38 AM
- Asher Putterman, Warren (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 05:17 PM
- Natasha Johnson, Southwest Harbor (Written) - HED 04/05/2025 11:50 AM
- ELIZABETH HAYES, Mercer (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 11:11 AM
- PAUL HUMPHREY, Kennebunkport (Written) - HED 04/02/2025 11:47 AM
- Missy Veilleux, Windsor (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 10:03 PM
- Aaron Frey, Office of the Maine Attorney General (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 04:52 PM
- David Clough, NFIB (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 12:14 PM
- Samantha Nutsongtat, Lewiston (Written) - HED 04/03/2025 12:53 PM
- Megan Diver, Bowdoin (Written) - HED 04/02/2025 12:15 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1159&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097672
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097672
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1159&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097672
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/HED/04-03-2025