---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Credit And Debit Card Surcharges Imposed By Governmental Entities"
description: "An Act To Amend Credit And Debit Card Surcharges Imposed By Governmental Entities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 800"
citation: "Maine LD 800 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CREDIT OR DEBIT PAYMENT SURCHARGE", "PAYMENTS", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin CHIPMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb8ea9a3-2743-4da6-a9ee-29cfbe520da0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078261"
source_hash: "7585c24a5c45bbb7459ce5cdc53b4fe6d11920c38f76aab489fd4efcebbff9e9"
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 800 (130) — An Act To Amend Credit And Debit Card Surcharges Imposed By Governmental Entities

## 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=SP0087&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0087&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0087&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Benjamin CHIPMAN — primary (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc the Bill was REFFERED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
- **2021-03-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-110) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-110). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-110). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb8ea9a3-2743-4da6-a9ee-29cfbe520da0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).