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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax"
+description: "An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "131"
+identifier: "LD 2000"
+citation: "Maine LD 2000 (131)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ITEMS TAXED", "RENTALS", "SALES AND USE TAX"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Maureen TERRY"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-05-23"
+last_action: "2024-04-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1f0db57-b2e7-4fba-94fa-a4dcbac9e958"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089745"
+source_hash: "c323354a38eaf6ff07b9f357627c18658131eee12227ece895c30f98ed548634"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 2000 (131) — An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1278&item=2&snum=131)
+2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1278&item=1&snum=131)
+3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1278&item=3&snum=131)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **79–66** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Maureen TERRY — primary (person)
+- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
+- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
+- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
+- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-23** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
+- **2024-04-11** Reports READ.
+- **2024-04-11** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2024-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 503
+- **2024-04-11** (Yeas 79 - Nays 66 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
+- **2024-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2024-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-947). `reading-3`
+- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2024-04-11** Reports READ
+- **2024-04-11** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
+- **2024-04-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2024-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2024-04-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
+- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
+- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
+- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1f0db57-b2e7-4fba-94fa-a4dcbac9e958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+