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An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program

An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-06-19
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
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 Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program

An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1801(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1801(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1664 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-19 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1801(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 658 - L.D. 1664
An Act to Amend the Dirigo Business Incentives Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5219-AAA, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. J,
§13, is amended to read:
I. "Layoff" means a reduction in workforce at a qualified business with 20 or more
persons employed during any one of the preceding 4 quarters that results in an
employment loss for at least 2 consecutive months within the same tax year of at least
20% of the qualified business's employees in this State. "Layoff" does not mean a
reduction in workforce due to a catastrophic event or due to a restriction on the weight
or passage of any vehicle over any way by the Department of Transportation pursuant
to Title 29-A, section 2395.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 19, 2025
CHAPTER
372
PUBLIC LAW