---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The New Markets Tax Credit And The Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program"
description: "An Act Regarding The New Markets Tax Credit And The Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1217"
citation: "Maine LD 1217 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CREDITS", "INCOME TAX", "NEW MARKETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-21"
last_action: "2025-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/204b9d4e-93b1-4b00-8c81-de3d077aff8d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097648"
source_hash: "5ef1731bcc664850f313cb1b707b2816476dba85efe4faf24c0796ce5874e14d"
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 1217 (132) — An Act Regarding The New Markets Tax Credit And The Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-413)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0506&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 497** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0506&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1217 SP 506** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0506&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- COMMIT — **12–21** (fail) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **119–27** (pass) · lower
- RECONSIDER — **12–21** (fail) · upper
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **30–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-21** Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed
- **2025-03-21** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE
- **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.
- **2025-03-27** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-03-27** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Reports Read
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 583 Yeas 30 - Nays 5 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 558
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 119 - Nays 27 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-413). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** Motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot to COMMIT Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on Taxation FAILED
- **2025-06-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 657 Yeas 12 - Nays 21 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-25** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Held at the Request of GROHOSKI of Hancock
- **2025-06-25** RELEASED.
- **2025-06-25** Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED FAILED `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 659 Yeas 12 - Nays 21 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-07-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+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/204b9d4e-93b1-4b00-8c81-de3d077aff8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).