ME LD1386 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers
Title
An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers
Sponsors
| Rep. Tiffany Strout [R] | Rep. Amy Arata [R] | Rep. William Faulkingham [R] | Rep. Laurel Libby [R] |
| Sen. Joseph Martin [R] | Rep. Arthur Mingo [R] | Sen. Marianne Moore [R] | Rep. William Tuell [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-17 - Senate - Recede And Concur RC #609 (Y: 15 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #602 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #538 (Y: 71 N: 77 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #602 (Y: 20 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #538 (Y: 71 N: 77 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 609 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-742) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 602 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-742). |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (H-742) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | The Bill was READ ONCE. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 538 (Yeas 71 - Nays 77 - Absent 1 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-16 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM |
| 2025-05-07 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-05-07 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. |
