# Maine LD 932: An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years Maine LD 932, An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Randall Hall (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 51); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD932-132 - 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 932 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-04-25, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 51 - Sponsor: Randall Hall (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: FAIRS, FAIRS - AGRICULTURAL - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer fair licenses and firm dates: benefit, low. Agricultural fair licenses in Maine now last four years instead of three. A license only covers the dates the Commissioner assigns. The Commissioner must announce assigned dates and issue licenses by May 15 of the year before the first year of each four-year cycle. These changes take effect immedia… - New spending rule for first-time fair licenses: cost, medium. If you receive an initial agricultural fair license, you must spend at least $750 each year on premiums for displays of farm products. This applies for four years, for at least $3,000 total. It does not include premiums for equine or ox pulling, or for farm tractor or pickup truck pulling contests.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Randall Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Caldwell Jackson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 51 - 2025-04-23: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-17: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-52), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52).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) - 2025-03-05: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-52), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&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-52), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0597&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-LD932-132 (as of 2026-10-17).