ME LD372 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Failed on June 16 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-16 - Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax

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Title

An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax

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Roll Calls

2025-06-16 - House - Recede And Concur RC #507 (Y: 68 N: 72 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2025-06-12 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #468 (Y: 28 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-12 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #464 (Y: 72 N: 75 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-06-16HousePlaced in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
2025-06-16HouseORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-16HouseSubsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
2025-06-16HouseRepresentative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.
2025-06-16HouseROLL CALL NO. 507 (Yeas 68 - Nays 72 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)
2025-06-16HouseMotion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) FAILED.
2025-06-16HouseRepresentative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
2025-06-16HouseSpeaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
2025-06-13SenateSent down for concurrence
2025-06-13SenateOn motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) Report and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) In NON-CONCURRENCE
2025-06-12HouseORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-12HouseIn NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2025-06-12HouseOn motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
2025-06-12HouseROLL CALL NO. 464 (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
2025-06-12HouseMotion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
2025-06-12HouseReports READ.
2025-06-12SenateSent down for concurrence
2025-06-12SenateUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353)
2025-06-12SenateCommittee Amendment "A" (S-353) READ and ADOPTED.
2025-06-12SenateREAD ONCE
2025-06-12SenateRoll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 468 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 1 - Absent 1
2025-06-12SenateOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
2025-06-12SenateReports READ
2025-06-11JointReported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-03-21SenateCARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-03-04JointVoted: Divided Report
2025-03-04JointWork Session Held
2025-01-30SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

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