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IntroducedMay 01, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 02, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 735, Resolve, To Create A Tax Incentive Pilot Project To Encourage Businesses To Adopt A 4-Day Workweek
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 07, 2026: Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1865
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 8
- Donna Bailey
- Richard Bennett
- John Eder
- Cheryl Golek
- Cassie Julia
- Grayson Lookner
- Arthur Mingo
- Yusuf Yusuf
NO: 4
- Chip Curry
- Traci Gere
- Amanda Collamore
- Marc Malon
OTHER: 0
YES: 43
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BOYER
- CLUCHEY
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FRIEDMANN
- GEIGER
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MATHIESON
- MCCABE
- MILLIKEN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SUPICA
- ZAGER
NO: 100
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BAGSHAW
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MALON
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATLACK
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
NO: 18
Actions
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved the Senate ADHERE to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE AND CONCUR to The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 896 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 731
- (Yeas 43 - Nays 100 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- RELEASED
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report ACCEPTED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 845 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
- Held at the Request of BENNETT of Oxford
- Apr 01, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Jan 27, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Jan 15, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Jan 06, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- 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 30, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- May 22, 2025 | House
- Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 22, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock for the Committee on TAXATION the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- May 22, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- May 21, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - REFFERED
- May 20, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - REFERRED
- May 08, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-609) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-609) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Testimony on May 08, 2025 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on May 08, 2025 by Rick Bennett (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 08, 2025 by Vishal Reddy (WorkFour)PDF
- Michael Allen, Department of Administrative and Financial Services (Written) - HED 05/08/2025 11:31 AM
- Vishal Reddy, WorkFour (Written) - HED 05/08/2025 12:08 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1865&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098977
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098977
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1865&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098977
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/HED/05-08-2025

