Legislator
Legislator > Shelley Rudnicki
State Representative
Shelley Rudnicki
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 067
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022
contact info
Capitol Office
House Republican Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Phone: 800-423-2900
Phone 2: 207-287-1440
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1654 | An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax | Under current law, an adult cannabis cultivation facility licensee is required to submit a monthly return to the State Tax Assessor and pay all the excise taxes incurred from sales to other cannabis licensees that occurred within the preceding month. This bill extends the amount of time a cultivation facility licensee has to remit the excise taxes to 120 days after a sale upon which an excise tax is levied or, for a cultivation facility that holds a license to operate another cannabis establishment, 120 days after the date of transfer or other licensed activity as specified in the bill. | Passed |
| LD1521 | An Act to Require All State Agencies to Provide a Zero-based Budget Once Every 10 Years | The bill requires the development of a new budgeting system in which agencies would be subject to zero-based budgeting every 10 years and in the interim years be subject to review and alternative budget requirements. The bill also requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to submit legislation facilitating a zero-based budget to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and authorizes the committee to report out a bill based on the department's submission. | In Committee |
| LD1111 | An Act to Provide Water Service Infrastructure to Fairfield Residents Affected by Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | This bill provides one-time funding to the Kennebec Water District to expand water service infrastructure in Fairfield in response to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination in private wells. | Passed |
| LD1211 | An Act Regarding Certain Definitions in the Sales and Use Tax Laws Affecting Rental Equipment | This bill changes the definition of "automobile" in the sales and use tax laws to provide that a pickup truck or van with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less is included only if it is not used primarily to transport goods or freight. The bill also changes the definition of "lease or rental" to provide that it does not include a lease or rental of tangible personal property that is used only at the primary business location of the lessor. | Passed |
| LD1313 | An Act to Promote Equity in the Forest Products Industry by Allowing Commercial Wood Haulers to Be Eligible for Certain Sales Tax Exemptions and Refunds | This bill provides that commercial wood haulers are eligible for the refund of sales tax or exemption from sales tax on the purchase or lease of depreciable machinery and equipment for use in commercial wood harvesting. | Passed |
| LD438 | An Act to Allow Municipalities to Limit Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions | This bill provides a municipality the power to limit the amount of a property tax exemption given to a nonprofit institution or organization when the municipality determines by vote that such an exemption would be detrimental to the residents of that municipality. | In Committee |
| LD584 | An Act to Make the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy an Appointed Position Subject to Confirmation by the Legislature | This bill provides that the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is appointed by the Governor and that the appointment is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters and to confirmation by the Legislature. The bill also requires the Governor to appoint the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy no later than 60 days after the effective date of this legislation. | In Committee |
| LD883 | An Act to Reduce the Tax Burden on Maine Citizens | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to reduce the tax burden on residents of the State. | In Committee |
| LD1975 | An Act to Eliminate the ConnectMaine Authority by Repealing the Advanced Technology Infrastructure Act | This bill repeals the Advanced Technology Infrastructure Act, which is codified as the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 93. Repeal of this chapter eliminates the state broadband policy, the ConnectMaine Authority, the ConnectMaine Fund and the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund. The bill removes cross-references to the repealed provisions. | In Committee |
| LD233 | An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School | This bill prohibits a school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary school or postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding from allowing a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for females. | Dead |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | This bill repeals the provisions of law enacted by Public Law 2019, chapter 478 related to net energy billing and distributed generation. It directs the Public Utilities Commission to initiate rulemaking to amend its rule regarding net energy billing to be substantially similar to that in effect on March 29, 2017. The bill also repeals or amends provisions of law in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A that rely on provisions that were enacted by Public Law 2019, chapter 478 and are repealed by this bill. | Dead |
| LD1330 | An Act to Clarify That a Business's License or Subscription to Use Software Is Not Considered a Lease for the Purposes of Sales and Use Tax | This bill amends the definition of "lease or rental" within the provisions of the law governing sales and use tax to clarify that leases, licenses, subscriptions or similar rights to use or access software are not considered leases or rentals if the user is a business. | Dead |
| LD1232 | An Act to Require Radon Testing for Certain Commercial and Residential Construction | This bill requires a radon permit for new commercial and residential construction and for improvements or alterations to a commercial structure requiring a building permit. A person registered by the Department of Health and Human Services to test radon must apply for the permit and conduct testing, and if it is determined that radon mitigation measures are required, the person designing and installing the radon mitigation measures must be registered by the department. Residential construction in a municipality without a building code or performed by a homeowner acting as a general contractor and who performs more than 50% of the framing and finishing of the structure are exempt from the permit requirements. Penalties for violations are $1,000 for commercial construction and $500 for residential construction. | Dead |
| LD1062 | An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms | This bill amends the law governing background checks of firearms buyers to eliminate background checks for private sales of firearms. | Dead |
| LD1049 | An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit | Current law requires an individual carrying a concealed handgun without a valid permit who comes into contact with a law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop to immediately inform that law enforcement officer of the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun. This bill repeals that requirement and the penalty provision for failure to comply with that requirement. | Dead |
| LD863 | An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System | This bill removes the prohibition on an agricultural society, nonprofit organization, volunteer fire department or their auxiliaries to conduct Internet raffles in which the total value of the prize offered to the holder of the winning chance does not exceed $2,500 or, if there are multiple winning chances, the total value of all prizes offered do not exceed a value of $2,500 without being required to register with the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD881 | An Act to Establish an Apprentice Insurance Producer License | An Act to Establish an Apprentice Insurance Producer License | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD316 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create Equity in State Senate Representation | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to reduce the size of the Senate from no more than 35 members to 32 members as a result of reapportioning to 2 Senators per county. The resolution also requires the redrawing of district lines in 2026 to coincide with the counties of the State. | Dead |
| LD1505 | An Act to Phase out the Sales and Use Tax | This bill phases out the tax imposed on the sale of tangible personal property, products transferred electronically and taxable services by reducing the tax rate by 1/2 of a percentage point every 2 years, beginning January 1, 2026, until the rate is 0% for each category of tangible personal property, products transferred electronically or taxable service subject to sales tax. Since use taxes are based on the sales tax rate, use tax rates will also be decreased a commensurate amount. The bill also requires the State Tax Assessor, the month before a decrease is scheduled to take effect, to publish on the bureau's publicly accessible website the new rates and to submit a bill to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters making the statutory changes necessitated by the decreased rates. | Dead |
| LD1707 | An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws | This bill requires an individual to be a citizen of the United States in order to receive any form of financial assistance from the State or a municipality, except for funding for general purpose aid for education. The bill also provides that a municipality is ineligible to receive municipal general assistance and state-municipal revenue sharing if that municipality prohibits or restricts, formally or informally, the exchange of information with federal immigration authorities or any other federal, state or local government entity regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual or the maintenance of such information. | Dead |
| LD332 | An Act to Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Gross Sexual Assaults Against Children and Aggravated Sex Trafficking of Children | This bill provides that if the State pleads and proves that a gross sexual assault was committed against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to impose a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years, none of which may be suspended. It also provides that, in the case of a gross sexual assault committed against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age when the defendant had previously been convicted and sentenced for committing gross sexual assault, formerly denominated as gross sexual misconduct, or rape against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age or that the defendant had previously been convicted and sentenced for engaging in substantially similar conduct in another jurisdiction against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to instead impose a term of imprisonment for life. It also provides that, in the case of aggravated sex trafficking for which the State pleads and proves that the defendant knowingly promoted prostitution of a person who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to set a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years, none of which may be suspended. | Dead |
| LD1752 | An Act to Exempt Broadband Equipment from Sales and Use Tax | This bill exempts from the sales and use tax the sale to a broadband communications service provider of machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service. | Dead |
| LD1553 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Supermajority of the Legislature to Approve Raising Taxes | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to require that the rate of taxation imposed by the State with regard to any tax may not be increased and a new tax may not be imposed by the State unless by consent of the people by exercise of their right of direct initiative or by a 2/3 vote of the members of each House. | Dead |
| LD1255 | An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program | This bill provides that a student who is registered to vote in this State is considered to be a resident of this State and is eligible for in-state tuition rates at any postsecondary educational institution in this State that offers an in-state tuition rate. It provides that such a student must meet the voting residency qualifications and that the student may be considered a permanent resident for homestead property tax exemption purposes and a resident for estate tax purposes, subject to resident income taxes and eligible to run for state office. A family member of the student may be eligible for in-state tuition rates at a postsecondary educational institution in the State. The bill also requires a person to be a graduate of a high school in the State or reside in the State for at least 2 years prior to enrollment in a Maine community college in order to be eligible for free tuition in the Maine Community College System. | Dead |
| LD1333 | An Act to Make Changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program | This bill makes the following changes to the paid family and medical leave benefits program. 1. It requires an employee to be employed with an employer for 120 days before being eligible to take leave. 2. It clarifies that the definition of "self-employed individual" applies only to employers with less than 15 employees. 3. It allows employers to have intermittent leave schedules reviewed by the program administrator. 4. It applies the same delay of implementation to private employers with collective bargaining agreements as currently applies to public employers. 5. It prohibits the taking of paid leave unless the employee simultaneously takes any available unpaid leave. 6. It reduces the retroactive application deadline from 90 days to 30 days. 7. It requires the paid family and medical leave benefits program administrator to give employers 5 days' notice of leave being approved for an employee. 8. It requires the Department of Labor to post on its publicly accessible website no later than February 1st of each year the dates by which contribution reports and premiums must be remitted. 9. It relieves employers with collective bargaining agreements of the obligation to bargain over the employee's share of the premium. 10. It allows employers to correct mistakes in the employee share of taxes for up to 3 months. 11. It establishes a 52-week formula for calculating the 15-employee threshold. 12. It changes the applications of penalties against employers from mandatory to discretionary. 13. It requires self-employed individuals who elect coverage to pay 1/4 of a year's worth of premiums upon first applying for coverage. 14. It places limits on the fees charged for private plan substitutions. 15. It requires the Department of Labor to post on its publicly accessible website the appropriate tax forms, based on guidance from the United States Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Revenue Services, that employers with approved private plans must provide to employees taking leave. 16. It clarifies that the provision that provides that an employee who takes leave is entitled to be restored to the employee's former position does not apply to an employee who is taking retroactive paid leave and who did not notify the employer for more than 5 days of the employee's absence. 17. It changes rules from routine technical to major substantive. 18. It clarifies that at no time may an employee receive benefits of over 100% of the employee's wages. 19. It establishes that employee count is determined using an existing method to calculate unemployment insurance liability. | Dead |
| LD1586 | An Act to Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law | This bill requires the question for a budget validation referendum for a regional school unit budget to include the dollar amount of the budget. | Dead |
| LD1210 | An Act to Regarding Renewable Electricity Generation by Hydropower Projects | This bill amends the laws regulating the Department of Environmental Protection's process for approving or disapproving a permit for a hydropower project and for issuing or denying a water quality certification for a hydropower project as required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It requires the department, in determining whether to approve or deny a permit, or issue or deny a water quality certification, to consider the effect of that approval, disapproval, issuance or denial on the State's renewable energy, decarbonization and economic development policies and goals; the environmental and economic benefits to the State of the hydroelectric generation provided by the project; and, taking those factors into consideration, whether approval of the permit or issuance of the certification for the project is permissible notwithstanding the project's effect on wildlife habitat and aquatic life within the waters affected by the project, including affected waters downstream of the project. | Dead |
| LD928 | An Act to Maintain Public Access to Town Ways in Maine | This bill provides that if the municipal officers or county commissioners have declared a town way discontinued by abandonment and have retained a public easement in the abandoned town way under this section for at least 15 years, the municipality, county commissioners or an abutter on the way may not gate, bar or otherwise obstruct the town way. The bill also provides that if the municipal officers or county commissioners have declared a town way discontinued by abandonment and have retained a public easement in the abandoned town way under this section for less than 15 years, the municipality, county commissioners or an abutter on the way, acting with the written permission of the municipal officers or county commissioners, may remove any gates, bars or other obstructions in the town way. | Dead |
| LD1096 | An Act to Allow Municipalities That Have Financed Fiber-optic Broadband Infrastructure to Use Loans or Grants to Repay Associated Debt | This bill authorizes the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund to provide funding to municipal entities applying for project grants to repay debt that was incurred by a municipal entity for the construction of a municipally owned gigabit fiber-optic broadband network project. It specifies that the Maine Connectivity Authority may make direct loans or grants to municipal entities for the repayment of debt incurred by a municipal entity for the construction of municipally owned broadband infrastructure. The bill also requires the authority, in administering a grant or award for the development or construction of municipally owned broadband infrastructure, to permit the use of grant or award funds for the repayment of debt incurred by a municipal entity related to the development or construction of the broadband infrastructure unless such use is prohibited by the source of the grant or award. | Dead |
| LD349 | An Act to Repeal the Laws That Allow Same-day Voter Registration | This bill makes changes to the deadline for in-person voter registration. Current law permits in-person voter registration up to the close of business on election day. The bill changes the deadline to the close of business on the Thursday before election day. | Dead |
| LD1627 | An Act Regarding Workforce Development, Education Reform and Talent Retention | This bill requires that students complete an internship prior to graduating from high school beginning January 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Department of Education to: 1. Develop and implement a career exploration module for middle school and high school students; 2. Require school administrative units to track and report post-graduation outcomes and examine metrics that incentivize school administrative units to guide students toward 4-year degree programs; 3. Provide training on career counseling standards, including professional development for school counselors regarding career pathways in high-demand fields; 4. Mandate that all high school students receive information on a variety of post-graduation options, including apprenticeships, certification programs and local employment opportunities in high demand; 5. Redirect infrastructure funds to upgrade career and technical education facilities and equipment to meet industry standards; 6. Expand access to extended learning opportunity program coordinators, prioritizing underserved and rural areas; 7. Establish a competitive grant program for employers to partner with schools, career and technical education centers and the Maine Community College System to create new training opportunities to address workforce gaps; 8. Fund innovative pilot programs, such as mobile training units; 9. Develop, in consultation with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services, employer tax incentives for workforce investments; 10. Coordinate with the Department of Labor to address labor shortages in underserved regions by offering temporary housing and commuting or relocation stipends; 11. Conduct audits of workforce education to identify inefficient programs and, upon discovery, reallocate the funds to initiatives with measurable outcomes; and 12. Submit a report no later than December 3, 2025 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs with suggested legislation. | Dead |
| LD1709 | An Act Regarding Antique Automobiles | This bill reduces the age that an automobile or truck must be to be considered an antique auto in the motor vehicle laws from 35 years old to 25 years old. This age requirement was increased from 25 years old to 35 years old in Public Law 2023, chapter 634. The bill requires a person registering an antique auto to show proof of registration and insurance for the motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods and maintain the registration and insurance for that motor vehicle or a replacement motor vehicle during the term of registration of the antique auto. A person may not operate an antique auto when a motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods is not registered and insured. A person who violates this provision commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,500 may be adjudged and for which the Secretary of State may immediately revoke the registration for the antique auto. | Dead |
| LD1675 | An Act to Provide Just Compensation in Cases of Taking by Eminent Domain by Transmission and Distribution Utilities | This bill updates the laws regarding damages paid to owners of property taken by eminent domain by a transmission and distribution utility for the construction, rebuilding or relocation of a transmission line. The bill requires a transmission and distribution utility to set aside 1% of the total revenue generated from the construction, rebuilding or relocation of a transmission line annually to be paid as damages to the owner of a property taken by eminent domain for the construction, rebuilding or relocation of that transmission line. The 1% of the revenue set aside for damages must be distributed to property owners based on the acres of property taken from that owner for the construction, rebuilding or relocation of the transmission line in the form of an annual installment over the course of 20 years from the operation date of the transmission line. | Dead |
| LD539 | An Act to Repeal the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program | This bill repeals the provisions of law related to the paid family and medical leave benefits program. The bill requires the Department of Labor to refund contributions made by employers and self-employed individuals to the Department of Labor under the paid family and medical leave benefits program. The bill requires an employer that deducted a portion of the premium required for an employee from that employee's wages to remit that portion of the premium to the employee as part of the employee's wages. The bill requires the State Controller to transfer unappropriated funds from the Department of Labor, Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. | Dead |
| LD1633 | An Act to Promote the Recycling and Reuse of Construction Materials | This bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to establish by rule a streamlined process for the certification of construction materials reclamation facilities. Under the bill, a construction materials reclamation facility is defined as a facility that exclusively accepts construction and demolition debris and sorts, refurbishes and sells construction materials reclaimed from the debris for reuse in construction. A construction materials reclamation facility that receives a certification from the department is not required to obtain a solid waste facility license. The bill also establishes the nonlapsing Construction Materials Reclamation Fund within the department to provide grants, loans or other funding to any public or private entity to support the development and certification of construction materials reclamation facilities, training programs for individuals operating and employed at those facilities and public outreach and education initiatives regarding those facilities. Beginning January 1, 2026, this fund will receive a new $10 per ton fee imposed on the landfill disposal of construction and demolition debris and residue from the processing of the debris. The bill also capitalizes this fund with General Fund appropriations of $1 million in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27. The bill establishes a new state goal that, by January 1, 2036, the total tonnage of construction and demolition debris annually disposed of at solid waste landfills in the State will be reduced by 25%. The baseline for calculating this reduction is the 2024 solid waste generation and disposal capacity data gathered by the Department of Environmental Protection. The bill also directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services to develop a proposal for implementation of a refundable tax credit for housing developers that purchase for use in the construction of affordable housing in the State reclaimed construction materials from a certified construction materials reclamation facility. The credit must be equal to 100% of the documented cost of the reclaimed construction materials purchased by the developer from a construction materials reclamation facility. The bureau is also required to develop a proposal for implementation of a charitable deduction from individual income tax for individuals or businesses who donate construction materials to a certified construction materials reclamation facility. The bureau must submit by January 1, 2026 a report setting forth the tax credit and deduction proposals, including necessary implementing legislation along with any related recommendations, to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation. After reviewing the report, the committee may report out related legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | Dead |
| LD812 | An Act to Provide State Recognition of the Kineo St. John Tribe | This bill provides for state recognition of the Kineo St. John Tribe as a Native American tribe. Recognition does not create, extend or form the basis of any right or claim to land or real estate in the State or any right to conduct gambling activities prohibited by law. The Kineo St. John Tribe and the individual members of the tribe remain subject to all the laws of the State. | Dead |
| LD813 | An Act Regarding State Recognition of Native American Tribes | This bill establishes a process for state recognition of Native American Indian tribes, which is designed to recognize the historical and cultural contributions of Native Americans to the State, to protect and strengthen the heritage of Native Americans in the State and to provide technical assistance to state-recognized Native American Indian tribes and their members related to state and federal programs and activities. It establishes the Maine Commission on Native American Indian Affairs, a 5-member panel of experts appointed by the Governor to review and to make recommendations on applications for state recognition of Native American Indian tribes in the State and to provide specific assistance to state-recognized Native American Indian tribes and their members. The ultimate decision whether to confer state recognition lies with the Legislature. State-recognized Native American Indian tribes and their members remain subject to all of the laws of the State, and recognition may not be construed to grant the state- recognized Native American Indian tribe or its members any right or claim to land or real estate in the State or the right to conduct any gambling activities otherwise prohibited by law. | Dead |
| LD614 | An Act to Modify Current Property Tax Assessment Methods to Make Property Taxes Affordable for Longtime Property Owners | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to modify the methods of assessing property taxes on residential properties to help residents retain their homes. | Dead |
| LD430 | An Act to Impose Moratoria on Hydropower Dam Removal and on Water Release from Nonhydropower Dams and to Make Other Changes to the Laws Regulating Such Dams | This bill amends the laws governing hydropower and nonhydropower dams as follows. 1. It amends the laws governing hydropower projects to prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from approving an application for a permit to remove a dam that is part of a hydropower project. This prohibition is repealed January 1, 2027. 2. It amends the laws governing release from ownership and water level maintenance for nonhydropower dams to prohibit the department from issuing an order to a dam owner to release water from the dam or, at the request of the dam owner, otherwise authorize or approve the removal of a nonhydropower dam. This prohibition is repealed January 1, 2027. 3. It also amends the laws governing release from ownership and water level maintenance for nonhydropower dams to extend by 30 days certain statutory deadlines under those laws relating to the required consultation process to determine whether a change in dam ownership is available and relating to the assessment of certain public values associated with the dam by certain state agencies. The bill also directs the department to evaluate options for implementation of processes, programs or initiatives to address negative outcomes that may be experienced by municipalities, businesses and property owners upon the removal of, or significant change in, water flows from a hydropower or nonhydropower dam, including, but not limited to, interruptions in or loss of water supply for adjacent municipalities and businesses and damage to or impairment of public and private property and infrastructure resulting from dam removal or change in water flows. On or before January 1, 2026, the department is required to submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources a report outlining its evaluation and including its recommendations along with draft legislation as necessary. After reviewing the report, the committee may report out related legislation. | Dead |
| LD908 | An Act to Eliminate the Sales Tax on Prepared Foods and Support the State's Hospitality Industry | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to eliminate the 8% sales tax on all prepared foods, including meals served in restaurants, for the purpose of boosting economic activity by making dining out more affordable. The Department of Economic and Community Development would be required to initiate an advertising campaign to encourage tourism in Maine and promote dining establishments as tax-free, with the exception of alcoholic beverages. The loss of revenue from the repeal of the sales tax on prepared foods would be offset in a number of ways, including: 1. Broadening the items subject to sales tax and increasing the rate of the sales tax on certain high-end luxury items, such as bicycles, boating gear and other recreational equipment; high-end electronics, such as smartphones and laptops; and elective medical procedures that are not medically necessary; 2. Performing an assessment of sales tax exemptions on nonessential goods and services to ensure that only those exemptions that are intended to provide a fair system of taxation are retained; and 3. Conducting a comprehensive audit of state government programs and expenditures to eliminate inefficiencies and waste. | Dead |
| LD348 | Resolve, to Study the Effect of High-intensity Headlights on Drivers | This resolve directs the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles to convene a working group to study the effect of high-intensity headlights on drivers. The working group is required to submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations for presentation to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation, which is authorized to submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | Dead |
| LD934 | An Act to Provide 100 Percent of the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amount to Seniors and Veterans | Under the Maine resident homestead property tax exemption, an eligible homestead is entitled to an exemption of $25,000 of the just value of the homestead. The actual amount of the exemption is based on the certified assessment ratio provided by a municipality to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services. Unless the municipality has a certified assessment ratio of 100%, the exemption amount is less than $25,000. This bill provides 100% of the exemption amount, regardless of the assessment ratio of the municipality, to an individual who qualifies for the Maine resident homestead property tax exemption and is either at least 65 years of age or a veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States. This bill also requires the State to reimburse a municipality for 100% of the revenue lost as a result of this full exemption. Currently, the State reimburses municipalities 76% of the revenue lost due to the Maine resident homestead property tax exemption. | Dead |
| LD658 | An Act to Lower Property Taxes by Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption | This bill increases the property tax exemption for a homestead from $25,000 to $50,000 of the just value of the homestead for property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2025. | Dead |
| LD234 | An Act to Eliminate Ranked-choice Voting | This bill repeals the laws governing ranked-choice voting in: 1. Primary elections for the offices of President of the United States, United States Senator, United States Representative to Congress, Governor, State Senator and State Representative; 2. General and special elections for the offices of United States Senator and United States Representative to Congress; and 3. General elections for presidential electors. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Enactment RC #601 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Recede And Concur RC #588 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD109 | Resolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence Companies and Users and to Monitor Educational Use | Recede And Concur RC #589 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Enactment RC #602 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Recede RC #599 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD166 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | Recede And Concur RC #590 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Recede And Concur RC #591 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD747 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce Student Homelessness | Recede And Concur RC #592 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD874 | An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown | Recede And Concur RC #593 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Reconsideration - Veto RC #586 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1023 | Resolve, to Reestablish the Blue Economy Task Force to Support Maine's Emergence as a Center for Blue Economy Innovation and Opportunity in the 21st Century | Recede And Concur RC #594 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Recede And Concur RC #595 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1184 | An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued | Recede And Concur RC #596 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1328 | An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services | Reconsideration - Veto RC #587 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1738 | An Act to Establish the Biohazard Waste Disposal Grant Program to Support Public Health Efforts in the State | Recede And Concur RC #597 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1951 | An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs | Recede And Concur RC #598 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Enactment RC #583 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Recede And Concur RC #579 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #571 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Enactment RC #582 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD893 | An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements | Passage To Be Engrossed RC #578 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1088 | An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #584 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1211 | An Act Regarding Certain Definitions in the Sales and Use Tax Laws Affecting Rental Equipment | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #575 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1298 | An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways to Social Worker Licensing | Recede And Concur RC #580 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1666 | An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General and Special Elections the Offices of Governor, State Senator and State Representative and to Make Other Related Changes | Enactment RC #576 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Recede And Concur RC #581 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1960 | An Act to Exempt Electronic Smoking Devices or Other Tobacco Products Containing Ingestible Hemp from the Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products | Recede And Concur RC #572 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Recede And Concur RC #573 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1971 | An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities | Enactment RC #574 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| HP1338 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | Adoption RC #577 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Enactment RC #556 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Recede And Concur RC #548 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Recede And Concur RC #546 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #553 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #567 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #566 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD746 | An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #568 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD953 | An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD978 | An Act to Increase General Assistance Reimbursement for Municipalities and Indian Tribes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #545 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1077 | An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #537 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Enactment RC #557 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1217 | An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #558 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1189 | An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #539 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Enactment RC #550 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Adopt Hah-771 To Cah-746 RC #561 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #536 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1228 | An Act to Clarify Certain Terms in and to Make Other Changes to the Automotive Right to Repair Laws | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #565 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1386 | An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #538 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1423 | An Act to Improve Recycling by Updating the Stewardship Program for Packaging | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #554 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1656 | An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #540 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1667 | Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #563 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1715 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers | Recede And Concur RC #549 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1710 | An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested | Enactment RC #552 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1710 | An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested | Table Until Later RC #551 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1749 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #564 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1751 | An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #570 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1849 | An Act to Establish a Minimum Age at Which Conduct Constitutes a Juvenile Crime and to Confer Jurisdiction to the Juvenile Courts Over Any Criminal Offense Under Maine Law Committed by a Juvenile | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #562 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1867 | An Act to Prohibit Financial Institutions from Using Merchant Category Codes to Identify or Track Firearm Purchases or Disclose Firearm Purchase Records | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #560 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1871 | An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation | Enactment RC #542 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1937 | An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care | Adopt Hah-707 To Cas-346 RC #544 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1937 | An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #543 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #569 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1971 | An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #541 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1987 | An Act to Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees and Continue the Voluntary Employee Incentive Program | Recede And Concur RC #555 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #526 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #517 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD264 | An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #527 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Recede RC #511 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD291 | An Act to Eliminate the Lodging Tax on Campground Sites and Revert to Using the Current Sales Tax | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #528 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD372 | An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax | Recede And Concur RC #507 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Recede And Concur RC #534 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Enactment RC #514 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #531 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD525 | An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances | Recede And Concur RC #505 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD670 | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #518 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD613 | An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients | Recede And Concur RC #508 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Insist RC #523 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD879 | An Act to Increase Maximum Small Claim Limits for Home Construction Contracts | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #512 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Enactment RC #513 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1138 | An Act to Reduce Pollution Associated with Transportation in Alignment with the State's Climate Action Plan | Recede And Concur RC #510 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1299 | An Act to Prohibit the Unsecured Storage of Handguns in Motor Vehicles | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #516 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1266 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the Reach of Treatment Courts | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #519 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1318 | An Act to Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related to Immigration Status and Asylum Seekers to Safeguard Services for Legal Residents | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #532 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1517 | An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures | Recede And Concur RC #506 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | Insist RC #524 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1715 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #533 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1710 | An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #530 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1743 | An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings | Recede And Concur RC #509 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1815 | An Act to Require a Blood Test for Drugs for Drivers Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident That Results in Serious Bodily Injury or Death | Recede And Concur RC #535 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1853 | An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #529 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Enactment RC #515 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1873 | An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1897 | An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #521 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1897 | An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #520 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1968 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement | Recede RC #525 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD179 | An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code to Eliminate the Class E Crime of Violation of Condition of Release | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #484 | 06/13/2025 | Yea |
| LD165 | An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #473 | 06/13/2025 | Nay |
| LD182 | An Act to Provide Per Diem Payments for MaineCare Residents of the Maine Veterans' Homes | Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #487 | 06/13/2025 | Yea |
| LD233 | An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #492 | 06/13/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Maine Joint Taxation Committee | 7 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 067 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/07/2022 | |
| ME | Maine House District 108 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/05/2018 | 03/13/2024 |