---
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: "132"
identifier: "LD 68"
citation: "Maine LD 68 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROCEDURES", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "REVENUE SERVICES BUREAU"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f492abe7-7ba6-46ee-a255-e0fe3df144ed"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095619"
source_hash: "6f2403d27723ca907ddc400b399bdf72a07f8511c97f815aa473f4ebcfdb763b"
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 (132) — 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. **Amendment C-A (H-426)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 271** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=4&snum=132)
3. **LD 68 HP 32** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC REPORT "A" OTP — **73–66** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS — **18–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** 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.
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, REPORT A Ought to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** ROLL CALL NO. 331
- **2025-06-04** (Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Report A Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 375 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f492abe7-7ba6-46ee-a255-e0fe3df144ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).