ME LD544 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on June 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-04 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on June 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-04 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use
Title
An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-06-04 - Senate - Insist RC #357 (Y: 26 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - House - Insist RC #305 (Y: 81 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #338 (Y: 17 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - House - Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #278 (Y: 80 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - House - Insist RC #305 (Y: 81 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #338 (Y: 17 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - House - Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #278 (Y: 80 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-04 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-04 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 305 (Yeas 81 - Nays 61 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) |
| 2025-06-04 | House | The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Bill READ ONCE |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 338 Yeas 17 - Nays 15 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-02 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 278 (Yeas 80 - Nays 56 - Absent 15 - Excused 0) |
| 2025-06-02 | House | On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-05-30 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-05-08 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-05-08 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Later today assigned. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, TABLED pending REFERENCE. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed. |
