---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Maine Businesses Through A Child Care Tax Credit And A Pass-Through Entity Tax"
description: "An Act To Support Maine Businesses Through A Child Care Tax Credit And A Pass-Through Entity Tax"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1891"
citation: "Maine LD 1891 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "INCOME TAX", "PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maureen TERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2024-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9eb150b-f140-4cca-92f4-2d349bf07aa9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089214"
source_hash: "a74a132721f8b070f0f783d9f5a803cf43e8aa72cc648797b859ae6f6b0947ee"
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 1891 (131) — An Act To Support Maine Businesses Through A Child Care Tax Credit And A Pass-Through Entity 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=HP1212&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1212&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1212&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Maureen TERRY — primary (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** 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.
- **2024-04-09** Reports READ.
- **2024-04-09** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-917) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-917). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** Reports READ
- **2024-04-10** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-04-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-917) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-917) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** 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
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+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/e9eb150b-f140-4cca-92f4-2d349bf07aa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).