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]
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
Title
An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax
Sponsors
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | House | Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 507 (Yeas 68 - Nays 72 - Absent 9 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Motion 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. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Representative 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. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | On 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 |
| 2025-06-12 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-12 | House | In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. |
| 2025-06-12 | House | On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-12 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 464 (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-12 | House | Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. |
| 2025-06-12 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 468 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 1 - Absent 1 |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | Reports READ |
| 2025-06-11 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-03-04 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-03-04 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 |
