republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/129/ld-1028.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prevent And Reduce Tobacco Use With Adequate Funding And By Raising The Tax On Tobacco Products"
description: "An Act To Prevent And Reduce Tobacco Use With Adequate Funding And By Raising The Tax On Tobacco Products"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1028"
citation: "Maine LD 1028 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MISCELLANEOUS TAXES", "CIGARETTE TAX", "INCREASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d10a8ed-8afa-4773-97bf-0713c9ada466"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072133"
source_hash: "3310501ecf6fe0110fe9550a283a9ae47b836cf7745a58b9b2834bed17a0bfb6"
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 1028 (129) — An Act To Prevent And Reduce Tobacco Use With Adequate Funding And By Raising The Tax On Tobacco Products

## 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=HP0758&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0758&item=7&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0758&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0758&item=6&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT HAH-656 — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- RECONSIDER — **43–98** (fail) · lower
- Enactment — **86–49** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **85–57** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis KESCHL — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberley ROSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 361 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-20** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-20** On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 318
- **2019-06-20** (Yeas 85 - Nays 57 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) was READ.
- **2019-06-20** On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, House Amendment "A" (H-656) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto.
- **2019-06-20** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 319
- **2019-06-20** (Yeas 43 - Nays 98 - Absent 9 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-20** Subsequently, the motion to RECONSIDER FAILED.
- **2019-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto.
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Reports Read
- **2019-06-20** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) READ
- **2019-06-20** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin House Amendment "A" (H-656) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-622) House Amendment "A" (H-656) thereto in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 320
- **2019-06-20** (Yeas 86 - Nays 49 - Absent 15 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 361 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-07-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d10a8ed-8afa-4773-97bf-0713c9ada466`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).