# Maine LD 631: An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor Maine LD 631, An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-06-15 (ACTPUB Chapter 313) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD631-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 631 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-06-15, ACTPUB Chapter 313 - Sponsor: Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Home distilling allowed for personal use: benefit, low. The law lets you make distilled spirits at a home distillery at your house. The space can be in your dwelling or on connected property, like a shed or yard. You can drink the spirits or serve them to your family and guests. Drinks must be consumed on the premises. - Home distilling limits and no sales: cost, low. You cannot keep a still with mash capacity over 15.5 gallons on the premises. You can make up to 24 proof gallons each year for every resident age 21 or older. Total production at the home cannot exceed 48 proof gallons per calendar year. A proof gallon is one gallon at 50% alcohol by volume. You m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Bagshaw (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randall Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rolf Olsen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas Lavigne (Republican), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-15: ACTPUB Chapter 313 - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-29: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) 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-298). 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) - 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-298), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&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 - [Amendment C-A (H-298), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&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) - [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-LD631-132 (as of 2026-10-17).