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Bill An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments An Act To Prohibit Businesses From Refusing To Accept Cash For In-Person Payments us/states/me Maine Legislature 132 LD 1159 Maine LD 1159 (132)
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BUSINESS PRACTICES
PAYMENTS IN CASH
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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
  2. Amendment C-B (H-223) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Chapter 209 (committee substitute) — source
  4. LD 1159 HP 764 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • RECEDE AND CONCUR — 8166 (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; origin ocd-bill/4e3474f8-0929-41bd-a384-5f4caf86a2a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).