Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD631: An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor
Status: Signed into law, June 15, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1358 is enacted to read: §1358. Home distillery establishments 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Home distillery" means a distillery located in a dwelling or on property connected with a dwelling, including, but not limited to, a shed, yard or enclosure. For purposes of this paragraph, "dwelling" means a residential structure, including, but not limited to, a house, individual condominium unit, mobile home or trailer, if it is used as a residence. B. "Mash capacity" means the volume of a mash tun, which is the vessel used to mix crushed grains and water to begin the brewing process. C. "Proof gallon" means one liquid gallon of spirits that is 50% alcohol at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Personal use allowed. Notwithstanding chapter 83, the owner of a home distillery may produce distilled spirits solely for personal use, including, but not limited to, personal consumption or serving the product to the owner's family members and guests to be consumed on the premises where the home distillery is located. 3. Prohibitions. The owner of a home distillery may not: A. Have on the premises of the home distillery stills or distilling apparatuses that have a mash …
Sponsors
- Schmersal-Burgess, Tammy (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Barbara Bagshaw (R, 106)
- Randall Hall (R, 74)
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
- Thomas Lavigne (R, 148)
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76)
- Joseph Martin (R, 19)
- Rolf Olsen (R, 86)
- Chad Perkins (R, 31)
- Michael Soboleski (R, 73)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : 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.
Subjects: REGULATION, HOME DISTILLATION, Legislature, Senate, Other, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is LD631?
- LD631 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor.
- What does LD631 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Allow a Home Distiller to Distill and Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor.
- What is the status of LD631?
- Signed into law as of June 15, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD631?
- Schmersal-Burgess, Tammy (R, 77), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD631?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=631&snum=132
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