# Maine LD 256: An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Holiday for Purchases of Certain School Supplies for the Month of August

Maine LD 256, An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Holiday for Purchases of Certain School Supplies for the Month of August, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joseph Martin (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 256
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Holiday for Purchases of Certain School Supplies for the Month of August
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: SALES AND USE TAX, SALES AND USE TAX - EXEMPT ITEMS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bruce Bickford (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James D. Libby (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Lance (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-03-20: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 23, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0123&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0123&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [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 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-LD256-132 (as of 2026-10-18).