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ME LD1275

Bill

Status

Passed

6/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Sayre

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that taxpayers demonstrate 75% of contractors hired to harvest renewable biomass meet Employment Security Law eligibility conditions to qualify for the renewable chemicals tax credit

  • Maintains the existing tax credit of 8 cents per pound of renewable chemical produced in Maine

  • Eliminates the provision allowing taxpayers to obtain contractor documentation from landowners or other entities when not contracting directly with harvesters

  • Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026

  • Signed into law by the Governor on July 1, 2025 as Public Law Chapter 477

Legislative Description

An Act to Promote the Production of Natural Resources Bioproducts by Amending the Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit

Income Tax

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

6/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Taxation3/25/2025

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