# Maine LD 544: An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use Maine LD 544, An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Ann Fredericks (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-04 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD544-132 - 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 544 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-06-04, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Ann Fredericks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: SALES AND USE TAX, SALES AND USE TAX - EXEMPT ITEMS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (204 yes, 139 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 Fredericks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-04 | Senate | INSIST | pass | 26 | 7 | | | 2025-06-04 | House | INSIST | pass | 81 | 61 | | | 2025-06-03 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 17 | 15 | | | 2025-06-02 | House | ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 80 | 56 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-06-04: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 357 Yeas 26 - Nays 7 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2025-06-04: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ROLL CALL NO. 305(Yeas 81 - Nays 61 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (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 338 Yeas 17 - Nays 15 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-387) In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 278(Yeas 80 - Nays 56 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)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) - 2025-03-18: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-02-25: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-02-11: Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, TABLED pending REFERENCE.Later today assigned. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-387), adopted by Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0363&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0363&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-387), adopted by Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0363&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0363&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-LD544-132 (as of 2026-10-19).