# Maine LD 229: An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates Maine LD 229, An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Ann Matlack (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Died on Adjournment); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD229-132 - 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 229 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Died on Adjournment - Sponsor: Ann Matlack (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX - RATE - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 155 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: Ann Matlack (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Graham (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julia McCabe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | Enactment | pass | 76 | 71 | | | 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 17 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 67 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-29: Died on Adjournment - 2026-04-29: The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House) - 2026-04-14: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-04-13: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-04-09: Unfinished Business (House) - 2026-04-09: Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.Later today assigned. (House) - 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. (House) - 2025-06-17: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on TAXATION.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-16: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on TAXATION in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-13: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 474(Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-12: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to Table Until Later in Today's Session Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw their motion to Table Until Later in Today's Session. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 476 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-649) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-649) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Reports READ.On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 441(Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-649) 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-649).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-01-16: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-649), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0152&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0152&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-649), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0152&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0152&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-LD229-132 (as of 2026-10-19).