---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax"
description: "An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2000"
citation: "Maine LD 2000 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ITEMS TAXED", "RENTALS", "SALES AND USE TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maureen TERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2024-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1f0db57-b2e7-4fba-94fa-a4dcbac9e958"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089745"
source_hash: "c323354a38eaf6ff07b9f357627c18658131eee12227ece895c30f98ed548634"
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 2000 (131) — An Act To Change The Taxation Of Rental Tangible Personal Property To Make It Consistent With The Predominant Method In Other States' Rental Industry Laws For Sales And Use Tax

## 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=HP1278&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1278&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1278&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **79–66** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maureen TERRY — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2024-04-11** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 503
- **2024-04-11** (Yeas 79 - Nays 66 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-947). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** Reports READ
- **2024-04-11** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-04-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-947) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+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/d1f0db57-b2e7-4fba-94fa-a4dcbac9e958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).