# Maine LD 1865: Resolve, to Create a Tax Incentive Pilot Project to Encourage Businesses to Adopt a 4-day Workweek

Maine LD 1865, Resolve, to Create a Tax Incentive Pilot Project to Encourage Businesses to Adopt a 4-day Workweek, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Richard A. Bennett (Independent); status failed, last action 2026-04-07 (The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1865
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, to Create a Tax Incentive Pilot Project to Encourage Businesses to Adopt a 4-day Workweek
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Last action: 2026-04-07, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX - CREDITS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (77 yes, 130 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: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 13 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | fail | 43 | 100 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 21 | 12 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-07: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House)
- 2026-04-07: Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved the Senate ADHERE to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE AND CONCUR to The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 896 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Reports READ.Motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 731(Yeas 43 - Nays 100 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Subsequently, on motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-03: RELEASED Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Reports READOn motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 845 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Held at the Request of BENNETT of Oxford (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIn concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-22: Report READ and ACCEPTED.On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock for the Committee on TAXATION the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-609), adopted by Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0735&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0735&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-609), adopted by Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0735&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0735&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1865-132 (as of 2026-10-19).