---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Sales Tax Exemption For Nonprofit Housing Development Organizations"
description: "An Act To Amend The Sales Tax Exemption For Nonprofit Housing Development Organizations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1732"
citation: "Maine LD 1732 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXEMPT PURCHASERS", "NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGS", "SALES AND USE TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Traci GERE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-02"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/340a9215-ad6e-4406-8b8d-600c6fd1af60"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081141"
source_hash: "d97de6fe45b0859767dd1087971ffa45380a4fbbc95cc47c28fc304085610b60"
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 1732 (130) — An Act To Amend The Sales Tax Exemption For Nonprofit Housing Development Organizations

## 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=HP1283&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1283&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1283&item=3&snum=130)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1283&item=1&snum=130)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1283&item=5&snum=130)

## Votes

- Enactment — **72–55** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Traci GERE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-02** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-03-29** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-29** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** ROLL CALL NO. 495
- **2022-03-29** (Yeas 75 - Nays 58 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-844) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-29** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, House Amendment "A" (H-873) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-844) and House Amendment "A" (H-873). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** Reports Read
- **2022-03-31** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-844) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** House Amendment "A" (H-873) READ and ADOPTED
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-844) AND House Amendment "A" (H-873) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** ROLL CALL NO. 514
- **2022-03-31** (Yeas 72 - Nays 55 - Absent 20 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/340a9215-ad6e-4406-8b8d-600c6fd1af60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).