---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update References To The United States Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 Contained In The Maine Revised Statutes"
description: "An Act To Update References To The United States Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 Contained In The Maine Revised Statutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1744"
citation: "Maine LD 1744 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCOME TAX", "FEDERAL CONFORMITY", "2018"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan TIPPING"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-16"
last_action: "2019-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e62db04d-45f6-4f04-afdc-a1e9fcf61ecd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073979"
source_hash: "d93bca70c50fa5dedfceecdfbf686ac0e595666a5e6f3d528ea835187f0576a0"
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 1744 (129) — An Act To Update References To The United States Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 Contained In The Maine Revised Statutes

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1243&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1243&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ryan TIPPING — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-16** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-03** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e62db04d-45f6-4f04-afdc-a1e9fcf61ecd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).