LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
372
JUNE 19, 2025 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 658 - L.D. 1664
An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5219-AAA, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. J,
§13, is amended to read:
I. "Layoff" means a reduction in workforce at a qualified business with 20 or more
persons employed during any one of the preceding 4 quarters that results in an
employment loss for at least 2 consecutive months within the same tax year of at least
20% of the qualified business's employees in this State. "Layoff" does not mean a
reduction in workforce due to a catastrophic event or due to a restriction on the weight
or passage of any vehicle over any way by the Department of Transportation pursuant
to Title 29-A, section 2395.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 372: 36.5219