# Maine LD 1386: An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers Maine LD 1386, An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tiffany Strout (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-17 (Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 609 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1386-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1386 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-01 - Last action: 2025-06-17, Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 609 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: MISCELLANEOUS TAXES, MISCELLANEOUS TAXES - BLUEBERRY TAX - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (106 yes, 111 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Arata (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Laurel Libby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William Tuell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-06-17 | Senate | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 15 | 20 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | fail | 71 | 77 | | ## Actions (6) - 2025-06-17: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 609 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2025-06-17: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-742) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-17: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 602 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Reports READ.Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 538(Yeas 71 - Nays 77 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-742) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-742).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-01: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-742), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-742), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1386-132 (as of 2026-10-19).