---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Certain Provisions Regarding The Marijuana Excise Tax"
description: "An Act To Clarify Certain Provisions Regarding The Marijuana Excise Tax"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 871"
citation: "Maine LD 871 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXCISE TAX", "MARIJUANA", "MISCELLANEOUS TAXES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph PERRY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3cd8543-9c0e-48c1-beb2-005be7ed3f82"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079334"
source_hash: "484c848ff1d1036b559ed6ef6e97164de6869aa1f1ebbf53e6a8cfda1026ac64"
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 871 (130) — An Act To Clarify Certain Provisions Regarding The Marijuana Excise Tax

## 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=HP0639&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0639&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Joseph PERRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2021-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3cd8543-9c0e-48c1-beb2-005be7ed3f82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).