---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The State Tax Laws"
description: "An Act To Amend The State Tax Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1808"
citation: "Maine LD 1808 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROCEDURES", "REVENUE SERVICES BUREAU", "TAX PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph PERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edb809a0-b841-4243-80d6-b0102be6bcd5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088996"
source_hash: "6309fb1c129c128ad5ad89adb22305dec641d05539bbc187fabdd42c042ddeca"
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 1808 (131) — An Act To Amend The State 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=HP1153&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1153&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1153&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Joseph PERRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-21** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-687) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-687). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** Reports READ
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-687) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-687) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edb809a0-b841-4243-80d6-b0102be6bcd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).