---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Tax Laws"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Tax Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1798"
citation: "Maine LD 1798 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE SERVICES BUREAU", "PROCEDURES", "TAX CODE REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan TIPPING"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-30"
last_action: "2019-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0a1240c-f83c-45bd-91fe-af9ba936063f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074327"
source_hash: "e31d50fbd97f003a861b627c319aa26217e83e63b6e39016015be5ef8f0d0c23"
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 1798 (129) — An Act To Amend The Maine Tax Laws

## 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=HP1279&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1279&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1279&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1279&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ryan TIPPING — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-14** On OBJECTION of Representative TIPPING of Orono REMOVED.
- **2019-06-14** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-596) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-14** On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, House Amendment "A" (H-598) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-596) and House Amendment "A" (H-598).
- **2019-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-596) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-17** House Amendment "A" (H-598) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-596) AND House Amendment "A" (H-598) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** 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/f0a1240c-f83c-45bd-91fe-af9ba936063f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).