Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1654: An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax
Status: Signed into law, January 11, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4921, sub-§9-A is enacted to read: 9-A. Products manufacturing facility. "Products manufacturing facility" has the same meaning as in Title 28-B, section 102-A, subsection 51. Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §4923, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 231, Pt. B, §7 and amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is amended to read: 6. Multiple licenses. When a cultivation facility licensee also holds a license to operate another cannabis establishment, the taxes imposed by subsections 1 to 4 apply to any transfer of cannabis from the cultivation facility to the other cannabis establishment licensee or, if no such transfer is made, to any activity undertaken pursuant to Title 28‐B, section 501, subsection 2 or 4 with regard to cannabis cultivated by the cultivation facility. Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4923, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 7. Sales and transfers between licensed cultivation facilities. Notwithstanding subsection 6, an excise tax is not imposed on a sale of adult use cannabis to a cultivation facility or on a transfer of adult use cannabis to a cultivation facility. This subsection does not apply to a sale or transfer by a nursery cultivation facility pursuant to Title 28-B, section 501, subsection 3, paragraph C. Sec. 4. …
Sponsors
- David Boyer (R, 87) · primary sponsor
- Bruce Bickford (R, 20)
- Stacy Brenner (D, 30)
- Quentin Chapman (R, 88)
- Edward Crockett (D, 112)
- Ann Fredericks (R, 143)
- Thomas Lavigne (R, 148)
- Shelley Rudnicki (R, 67)
- Laura Supica (D, 22)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-620) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-480) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-620) On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-620) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-480) to Committee Amendment "A"
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-620) 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-620), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-620).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence
Subjects: EXCISE TAX, Legislature, MISCELLANEOUS TAXES, Senate, Other, CANNABIS
Common questions
- What is LD1654?
- LD1654 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax.
- What does LD1654 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Exempt Certain Sales and Transfers of Adult Use Cannabis from Excise Tax.
- What is the status of LD1654?
- Signed into law as of January 11, 2026. Latest action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1654?
- David Boyer (R, 87), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1654?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1654&snum=132
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