---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Certain Nonprofit Organizations From The Sales And Use Tax And The Service Provider Tax"
description: "An Act To Exempt Certain Nonprofit Organizations From The Sales And Use Tax And The Service Provider Tax"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 68"
citation: "Maine LD 68 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CERTAIN NONPROFITS", "EXEMPT PURCHASERS", "SALES AND USE TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba6ad7e9-fa4b-4756-8a77-230188d5b7c0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085195"
source_hash: "01ea13771f233fa449ea23a714d9efcc50bb72ef962297ee164f8a0745caa575"
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 68 (131) — An Act To Exempt Certain Nonprofit Organizations From The Sales And Use Tax And The Service Provider 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=HP0043&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0043&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0043&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-665) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-665), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-665). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/ba6ad7e9-fa4b-4756-8a77-230188d5b7c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).