republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/131/ld-1739.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts"
description: "An Act To Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1739"
citation: "Maine LD 1739 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISTRICTS", "EXTENDED", "TAX INCREMENT FINANCING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy KUHN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c38f6c9-7b5d-4cd5-a64e-8b45ed905e2c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088850"
source_hash: "b7585fb9cb56b5ef0a07c8d575204f7bb865aa1af495202f7875847b7ef030e8"
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 1739 (131) — An Act To Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts

## 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=HP1118&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1118&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1118&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1118&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy KUHN — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-21** On motion of Representative PERRY of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-21** ROLL CALL NO. 302
- **2023-06-21** (Yeas 80 - Nays 58 - Absent 12 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-672). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-489) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-489) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-489) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-489) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/9c38f6c9-7b5d-4cd5-a64e-8b45ed905e2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).