LD 541 — An Act Regarding The Commercial Forestry Excise Tax
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read LD 541 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln The Senate INSISTED To ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Taken from the table by the President ProTem
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-385).
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Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-385).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "B" (H-385) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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(Yeas 79 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 220
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On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Taxation in concurrence
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Reports READ
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on TAXATION.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
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Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- DUNPHY · Cosponsor
- GRANT · Cosponsor
- MAKER · Cosponsor
- NADEAU · Cosponsor
- Caldwell Jackson · Cosponsor
- James Dill · Cosponsor
- Russell J. Black · Cosponsor
- Craig V. Hickman · Primary
- Joseph E. Martin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Craig V. Hickman Democrat
Co-sponsors (8)
- DUNPHY
- GRANT
- MAKER
- NADEAU
- Caldwell Jackson Republican
- James Dill Democrat
- Russell J. Black Republican Voted No
- Joseph E. Martin Republican
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 60 | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 67 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 44% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Yea |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Nay |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Yea |
| BATES of Westbrook | — | Yea |
| BATTLE of South Portland | — | Yea |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Yea |
| BLUME of York | — | Yea |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Yea |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Yea |
| CASÁS of Rockport | — | Yea |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Nay |
| CHACE of Durham | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COREY of Windham | — | Nay |
| CRAIG of Brewer | — | Nay |
| DeCHANT of Bath | — | Yea |
| DENNO of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| DUCHESNE of Hudson | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Yea |
| ESPLING of New Gloucester | — | Nay |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Norridgewock | — | Not Voting |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| FREY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| FULLER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| GERRISH of Lebanon | — | Nay |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Yea |
| GILLWAY of Searsport | — | Nay |
| GINZLER of Bridgton | — | Nay |
| GOLDEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| GRANT of Gardiner | — | Yea |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| GROHMAN of Biddeford | — | Yea |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| HAMANN of South Portland | — | Yea |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Nay |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Nay |
| HARLOW of Portland | — | Yea |
| HARVELL of Farmington | — | Nay |
| HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor | — | Nay |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Nay |
| HERBIG of Belfast | — | Yea |
| HERRICK of Paris | — | Nay |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Nay |
| HILLIARD of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach | — | Yea |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Yea |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Nay |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Yea |
| KINNEY of Limington | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Nay |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Yea |
| KUMIEGA of Deer Isle | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Amherst | — | Not Voting |
| LONGSTAFF of Waterville | — | Yea |
| LUCHINI of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Rumford | — | Yea |
| MALABY of Hancock | — | Nay |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Nay |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Yea |
| McELWEE of Caribou | — | Nay |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Yea |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Yea |
| MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth | — | Yea |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Yea |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Nay |
| PARKER of South Berwick | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Not Voting |
| PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield | — | Nay |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Augusta | — | Yea |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Nay |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Yea |
| REED of Carmel | — | Nay |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Yea |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Yea |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SANBORN of Portland | — | Yea |
| SANDERSON of Chelsea | — | Nay |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Yea |
| SEAVEY of Kennebunkport | — | Nay |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Yea |
| SHERMAN of Hodgdon | — | Nay |
| SIROCKI of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Nay |
| SPEAR of South Thomaston | — | Yea |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Nay |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Nay |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Nay |
| SUTTON of Warren | — | Nay |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Yea |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Yea |
| TURNER of Burlington | — | Nay |
| VACHON of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| WALLACE of Dexter | — | Nay |
| WARD of Dedham | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Washburn | — | Nay |
| WINSOR of Norway | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Nay |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 541?
- LD 541 is sponsored by DUNPHY, GRANT, MAKER, NADEAU, Caldwell Jackson (Republican), James Dill (Democrat), Russell J. Black (Republican), Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), and Joseph E. Martin (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 541?
- This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track LD 541?
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