---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Qualifying Use Of Tax Increment Financing For Extension Of A Development District"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Qualifying Use Of Tax Increment Financing For Extension Of A Development District"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1044"
citation: "Maine LD 1044 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS", "TAX INCREMENT FINANCING", "USES EXPANDED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-12"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f447e49-4b36-4d7d-a862-6d5b464a7c21"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097443"
source_hash: "a368a619e3f0c51d94e6e1cab8206775a5ad945eaa99ab957a810ad55bf5a703"
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 1044 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Qualifying Use Of Tax Increment Financing For Extension Of A Development District

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1044 HP 673** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0673&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **25–10** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **73–65** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-12** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-11** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-11** On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** ROLL CALL NO. 442
- **2025-06-11** (Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 477 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f447e49-4b36-4d7d-a862-6d5b464a7c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).