# Maine LD 1456: An Act to Expand the Number of On-premises Retail Liquor Licenses a Liquor Manufacturer May Be Issued Maine LD 1456, An Act to Expand the Number of On-premises Retail Liquor Licenses a Liquor Manufacturer May Be Issued, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 87); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1456-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1456 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Expand the Number of On-premises Retail Liquor Licenses a Liquor Manufacturer May Be Issued - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-05-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 87 - Sponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - LICENSING - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Food-income test excludes maker sales: benefit, low. If a restaurant or bar shares a site with a manufacturing facility, certain liquor sales by the maker do not count toward the food‑income test. The exclusion covers sales under subparagraph (4‑A) or under paragraph B or D. This helps some co‑located Chapter 43 licensees meet license rules, starting… - Licenses for tenant breweries and wineries: benefit, low. Tenant breweries and tenant wineries can get manufacturing licenses starting May 23, 2025. Their premises count as manufacturing facilities. Tenant breweries follow subsection 3 rules. Operations must meet federal licensing and supervision. - 8% tax on taproom drinks: cost, medium. Starting May 23, 2025, you pay an 8% sales tax when you buy beer, wine, or spirits to drink on site at licensed breweries, wineries, or distilleries. The seller must collect the tax on these on‑premises sales. - More retail licenses for makers: mixed, medium. A manufacturing facility may be issued one or more on‑premises retail licenses. Majority owners of one manufacturing license may own up to 3 retail licensees. Majority owners of two or more manufacturing licenses that together make at least 1,000 barrels a year may own up to 6 retail licensees. No… - Technical cleanups to maker licenses: mixed, low. The law repeals paragraph C in subsection 6 and paragraph C in subsection 7 of the manufacturing license section. Those paragraphs no longer apply as of May 23, 2025. Check your operation if you relied on those rules. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel Shagoury (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Morgan Rielly (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 87 - 2025-05-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-20: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-77).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-14: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-77) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-77).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-08: Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-77), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&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 (S-77), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0597&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-LD1456-132 (as of 2026-10-17).