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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 1960: An Act To Exempt Electronic Smoking Devices Or Other Tobacco Products Containing Ingestible Hemp From The Tax Imposed On Tobacco Products

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1960 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on May 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Exempt Electronic Smoking Devices Or Other Tobacco Products Containing Ingestible Hemp From The Tax Imposed On Tobacco Products. Primary sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Independent 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel Talbot RossPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Donna BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Rick BennettCo-sponsorIndependentSenate18
David BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Quentin ChapmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Sean FairclothCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ann FredericksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Craig HickmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Laura SupicaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Jeff TimberlakeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-231) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-430) thereto.
  3. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
  5. (Yeas 38 - Nays 110 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
  6. ROLL CALL NO. 572
  7. Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to RECEDE and CONCUR to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-231) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-430) FAILED.
  8. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
  9. Sent down for concurrence
  10. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-231) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-430) in NON-CONCURRENCE
  11. On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-430) READ and ADOPTED
  12. On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED from PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-231)

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source