# Maine LD 372: An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax Maine LD 372, An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Marianne Moore (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 507(Yeas 68 - Nays 72 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.Subsequently, 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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD372-132 - 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 372 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-06-16, Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 507(Yeas 68 - Nays 72 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) - Sponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: SALES AND USE TAX, SALES AND USE TAX - EXEMPT ITEMS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (168 yes, 152 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: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Dana (T), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laurel Libby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randall Greenwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reagan Paul (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Tuell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-16 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 68 | 72 | | | 2025-06-12 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | fail | 72 | 75 | | | 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 28 | 5 | | ## Actions (6) - 2025-06-16: Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 507(Yeas 68 - Nays 72 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call.Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House) - 2025-06-13: On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) Report and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-12: Reports READ.Motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 464(Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-12: Reports READ On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 468 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 1 - Absent 1 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-353) Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 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. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-353), adopted by Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0164&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0164&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-353), adopted by Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0164&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0164&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-LD372-132 (as of 2026-10-19).