# Maine LD 1754: An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers Maine LD 1754, An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kristen Cloutier (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-11 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate ADHERED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1754-132 - 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 1754 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-22 - Last action: 2025-06-11, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate ADHERED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - LIQUOR SALES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (334 yes, 435 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: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pinny H. Beebe-Center (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Parnell Terry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-11 | House | RECONSIDER | fail | 51 | 90 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | RECONSIDER | fail | 47 | 94 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 63 | 76 | | | 2025-06-10 | Senate | ENACTMENT | pass | 17 | 16 | | | 2025-06-09 | House | Enactment | fail | 71 | 75 | | | 2025-06-03 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 14 | | | 2025-06-02 | House | ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | fail | 67 | 70 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-11: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate ADHERED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to RECEDE and CONCUR to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 427(Yeas 63 - Nays 76 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)Motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland to RECONSIDER its action whereby the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 428(Yeas 51 - Nays 90 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on FAILING of PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, to RECONSIDER its action whereby the House INSISTED on FAILING of PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 429(Yeas 47 - Nays 94 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.ROLL CALL NO. 382(Yeas 71 - Nays 75 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-04: Representative JAVNER of Chester REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered) (House) - 2025-06-03: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 339 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-385) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-385) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Reports READ.Motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 279(Yeas 67 - Nays 70 - Absent 14 - Excused 0)Subsequently, on motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-385) 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-385).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-22: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-385), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&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-385), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1172&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-LD1754-132 (as of 2026-10-19).