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An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
Housing
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative David Rollins
- Last action
- 2025-06-09
- Official status
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
Sponsor:
Representative David Rollins
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
Sponsor:
Representative David Rollins
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1078(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR1078(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 1159
2 Date: (Filing No.
- H- )
3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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.
Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1078(03)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR1078(03)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 1159
2 Date: (Filing No.
- H- )
3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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
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2025-06-09
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-06-02
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-05-29
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-20
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/.ONTP/OTP-AM
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2025-04-10
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-04-10
Committee
Voted; Divided Report
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2025-03-20
Committee
Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
Sponsor:
Representative David Rollins
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR1078(05)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 764 - L.D. 1159
An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person
Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 239 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 239
PAYMENT BY CASH
§1500-Y. Payment by cash
A municipality or other governmental entity offering goods or services for sale at retail
that charges a customer a fee on purchases made by credit card may not refuse payment in
the form of cash for the goods or services.
For purposes of this section, "sale at retail" means any retail transaction conducted in
person and does not include a transaction conducted remotely by telephone, mail or the
Internet.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
209
PUBLIC LAW