---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Use Of State Tax Credits"
description: "An Act To Increase Use Of State Tax Credits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1876"
citation: "Maine LD 1876 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AWARENESS", "CREDITS", "INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Flavia DEBRITO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/123acadc-7e5d-47ad-af66-51e00bccbfff"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099021"
source_hash: "ae06cfef101878fd585c0a8b534f602cd945759ed87dee9ebe6c39650157de3e"
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 1876 (132) — An Act To Increase Use Of State Tax Credits

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-760)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1247&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-482)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1247&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 486** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1247&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 1876 HP 1247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1247&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Flavia DEBRITO — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Gary FRIEDMANN — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Russell WHITE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** 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`
- **2025-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-760). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-760), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Ordered sent down 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** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-482) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-482) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-482) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-760) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-482) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/123acadc-7e5d-47ad-af66-51e00bccbfff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).