# Maine LD 671: An Act to Abolish the Maine Income Tax and Establish a Zero-based Budget

Maine LD 671, An Act to Abolish the Maine Income Tax and Establish a Zero-based Budget, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Laurel Libby (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-29 (Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 258 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 671
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Abolish the Maine Income Tax and Establish a Zero-based Budget
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 258 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Laurel Libby (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX - PROVISIONS REVISED
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 70 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: Laurel Libby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rolf Olsen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 21 | 13 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 85 | 57 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-05-29: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 258 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Reports READ.On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 218(Yeas 85 - Nays 57 - Absent 9 - 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)
- 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 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

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0439&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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0439&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD671-132 (as of 2026-10-19).