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LD 68

An Act To Amend The State Tax Laws

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Kristen Cloutier

LD 68 amends Maine tax laws to revise Maine Revenue Services procedures, streamline administration, and has no expected revenue impact; signed June 12, 2025.

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Bill Summary · LD 68

Summary — LD 68: "An Act To Amend the State Tax Laws"

Status: Signed by Governor (June 12, 2025)
Introduced: January 6, 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Nellie A. Cloutier (Lewiston)
Committee: Taxation
Legislative Record: LR 155 (various drafts)

Purpose / Intent

LD 68 is a statutory amendment package to Maine’s state tax laws. The bill is described in legislative metadata as revising procedures and provisions related to the Maine Revenue Services (Revenue Services Bureau). The materials provided do not include the enrolled or engrossed bill text, so this summary describes procedural history, fiscal conclusions, and the available high-level information rather than a clause-by-clause account.

Key procedural and legislative actions

  • Referred to the Committee on Taxation on January 6, 2025.
  • Multiple committee actions: work sessions (including a divided report and a tabled motion), reported out as OTP/OTP‑AM.
  • Carried over to the next session on March 21, 2025 (Joint Order SP 519), then resumed consideration.
  • House and Senate votes in early June 2025 led to passage:
    • House Vote (June 4, 2025): Passed to be engrossed (Yeas 73 – Nays 66 – Absent 12).
    • Senate Vote (June 5, 2025): Roll call 375 (Yeas 18 – Nays 14 – Excused 3).
  • Sent for concurrence and enacted; signed by the Governor on June 12, 2025.

Fiscal impact

  • Multiple fiscal documents (Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement and Fiscal Notes for different engrossed versions) were prepared and approved:
    • LR0155(01) Preliminary (03/26/25): "No fiscal impact"
    • LR0155(03) Fiscal Note (03/26/25): "No fiscal impact"
    • LR0155(04) Fiscal Note (06/06/25): "No fiscal impact"
  • Conclusion: Based on the fiscal analyses on file, LD 68 is not expected to change state revenue or have a fiscal impact on state or local budgets.

Who is affected

  • The subject metadata indicates the Maine Revenue Services and parties interacting with state tax law (taxpayers, tax practitioners, and state tax administrators) are the primary audiences for changes.
  • Because the specific statutory changes are not included in the provided materials, the precise legal or practical impacts on particular taxpayer groups cannot be determined from these documents alone.

Implementation and next steps

  • The bill was signed by the Governor on June 12, 2025. The effective date is not specified in the provided fiscal notes and should be confirmed by consulting the enrolled bill or the official law text on the Maine Legislature or Secretary of State web sites.
  • For the exact statutory amendments, operative language, and any transitional or effective-date provisions, consult:
    • The engrossed/enrolled bill text for LD 68 (LR 155) on the Maine Legislature website.
    • Committee reports, fiscal notes, and the enacted law’s text for details about specific procedural or administrative changes to Maine tax statutes.

If you would like, I can retrieve and summarize the actual enrolled text of LD 68 (LR 155) and provide a clause-by-clause explanation of the statutory changes and any operative dates.

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