---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1159"
citation: "Maine LD 1159 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "PAYMENTS IN CASH", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David ROLLINS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e3474f8-0929-41bd-a384-5f4caf86a2a7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097672"
source_hash: "55c4a120e91cedd0164141d5f002133e24c34304cb9624ce69fd140f2a5bd18e"
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 1159 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-222)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0764&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-223)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0764&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 209** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0764&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1159 HP 764** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0764&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **81–66** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David ROLLINS — primary (person)
- David SINCLAIR — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `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.
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-222) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-222). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Reports Read
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Report C Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** On motion of Representative COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, the House RECEDED AND CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-223). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** ROLL CALL NO. 206
- **2025-05-28** (Yeas 81 - Nays 66 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-28** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/.ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e3474f8-0929-41bd-a384-5f4caf86a2a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).