LD1089 • 2025

An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000

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Sponsor: Representative Cheryl Golek
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: Taken from the table by the President ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 491 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 492 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000

An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 Sponsor: Representative Cheryl Golek Reference committee: Taxation Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 Sponsor: Representative Cheryl Golek Reference committee: Taxation Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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C-A (H-648)

Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1823(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR1823(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1089 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3TAXATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2026-04-29 House
The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )
2025-06-16 Senate
Taken from the table by the President ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 491 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 492 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-11 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-05-21 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-21 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-05-15 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-04-10 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-14 Committee
Referred to Committee on Taxation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000
Sponsor:
Representative Cheryl Golek
Reference committee:
Taxation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1089
H.P. 711 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of
Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than
$1,000,000
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GOLEK of Harpswell.
Cosponsored by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot and
Representatives: BRIDGEO of Augusta, Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, FRIEDMANN of
Bar Harbor, GATTINE of Westbrook, OSHER of Orono, RANA of Bangor, SALISBURY of
Westbrook, Senator: DUSON of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR1823(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5111, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
37. Income tax surcharge to fund education. An income tax surcharge is established
4 and administered as follows.
5 A. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, in addition to any other tax
6 imposed by this chapter, a surcharge at the rate of 4% is imposed on that portion of the
7 taxpayer's Maine taxable income in excess of $1,000,000.
8 B. All revenue collected under this subsection must be used to fund public
9 prekindergarten to grade 12 education.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill imposes an income tax surcharge of 4% on that portion of a taxpayer's Maine
12 taxable income in excess of $1,000,000 to fund public prekindergarten to grade 12
13 education.
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