Maine bills · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

Maine LD 1865

Resolve, To Create A Tax Incentive Pilot Project To Encourage Businesses To Adopt A 4-Day Workweek

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Richard BENNETT (Independent)

Summary

Text versions

• Amendment C-A (S-609)
• LD 1865 SP 735

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.

Actions

• Apr 1, 2026 · Legislature
  Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
• Jan 27, 2026 · Legislature
  Voted - Divided Report
• Jan 27, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Jan 6, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Jun 25, 2025 · Legislature
  Carry Over Approved
• May 30, 2025 · Legislature
  Carry Over Requested
• May 22, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• May 21, 2025 · Legislature
  Reported Out - REFFERED
• May 20, 2025 · Legislature
  Voted - REFERRED
• May 20, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 896 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE AND CONCUR to The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved the Senate ADHERE to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  Subsequently, on motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  (Yeas 43 - Nays 100 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 731
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  Motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  Reports READ.
• Apr 3, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• Apr 3, 2026 · Senate
  RELEASED
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  Held at the Request of BENNETT of Oxford
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609)
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) READ and ADOPTED
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  READ ONCE
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 845 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report ACCEPTED
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  Reports READ
• Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
  CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• May 22, 2025 · House
  In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• May 22, 2025 · House
  The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• May 22, 2025 · House
  Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
• May 22, 2025 · Senate
  Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• May 22, 2025 · Senate
  On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock for the Committee on TAXATION the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
• May 22, 2025 · Senate
  Report READ and ACCEPTED.
• May 1, 2025 · Senate
  Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2