An Act To Protect Maine People From Inflation By Exempting Gold And Silver Coins And Bullion From The State Sales And Use Tax
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Failed
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 25, 2023
Floor votes · House May 23, 2023
How they voted
70–71
Failed · 7 other
Total votes 148
May 23, 2023
D
Democratic80
87% Nay
I
Independent3
33% Nay
R
Republican65
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 25, 2023
Amended
On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) In NON-CONCURRENCE
upper
May 23, 2023
Amended
Subsequently, the Bill FAILED of PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-71)
lower
May 23, 2023
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (70-71-7)
house
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) READ and ADOPTED
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
upper
May 5, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Brakey
RRepublican
Co
David Boyer
RRepublican
Co
Jim Libby
RRepublican
Co
Jim White
RRepublican
Co
John Andrews
RRepublican
Co
Laurel Libby
RRepublican
Co
Marianne Moore
RRepublican
Co
Randall Greenwood
RRepublican
Co
Shelley Rudnicki
RRepublican
Co
Stacey Guerin
RRepublican
Co
Steve Wood
RRepublican
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