TAXATION

LD 11 -- HP0011
An Act to Exempt Clothing and Wearing Apparel from the State Sales Tax.
LD 12 -- HP0012
An Act to Provide a Tax Credit for Certain Educational Materials used by Homeschoolers.
LD 13 -- HP0013
Original Title: An Act to Amend the Definition of Agricultural Land for Taxation at its Current Use.
New Title An Act Relating to Taxation of Agriculture.
LD 17 -- HP0017
An Act to Increase the State Earned Income Tax Credit from 5% to 10% of the Federal Earned Income Credit.
LD 26 -- HP0026
An Act to Expand Eligibility for the Veterans' Property Tax Exemption.
LD 32 -- SP0016
An Act to Exempt Income Derived from National Guard Service from the State Income Tax.
LD 36 -- SP0020
An Act to Amend the Definition of "Commercial Agricultural Production" in the Laws Governing Taxation.
LD 53 -- HP0044
An Act to Exempt Full-time Military Personnel from the State Income Tax.
LD 64 -- HP0055
An Act to Increase the Veterans' Property Tax Exemption.
LD 71 -- HP0062
An Act to Exempt Qualifying Snowmobile Trail Grooming Equipment From State Sales Tax.
LD 73 -- HP0064
Original Title: An Act to Exempt Merchandise That is Donated to a Nonprofit Organization from Use Tax.
New Title An Act to Exempt from Use Tax Merchandise that is Donated to an Exempt Organization.
LD 82 -- HP0073
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Establish a Local Option Sales and Use Tax.
LD 86 -- HP0077
An Act to Exclude Antique Autos from Excise Tax.
LD 109 -- HP0105
An Act to Repeal the Tax on Candy and Confections.
LD 120 -- HP0116
An Act to Increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption from $7,000 to $10,000.
LD 124 -- HP0120
An Act to Allow for a Prorated Application of Property Tax Exemptions for Charitable and Benevolent Institutions.
LD 129 -- SP0031
Original Title: An Act to Exempt Holocaust Survivors' Compensation from Maine Income Tax.
New Title An Act to Provide an Income Tax Deduction for Compensation Paid to Victims of the Holocaust and Their Survivors.
LD 134 -- SP0036
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Reporting Provisions Regarding Gasoline Consumption by Recreational Vehicles.
LD 138 -- HP0127
An Act to Exempt Sales of Clothing from Tax for 2 Weeks in August.
LD 144 -- HP0133
An Act to Reduce the Tax on Gasoline.
LD 145 -- HP0134
An Act to Protect Senior Homeowners.
LD 171 -- HP0160
An Act to Require the State to Reimburse Communities and Unorganized Territories for Loss of Tax Revenue when the State Purchases 100 Acres or More of Land.
LD 174 -- HP0163
An Act to Amend the Determination of Penalty for the Tree Growth Tax Law.
LD 180 -- HP0169
An Act to Increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption.
LD 209 -- SP0041
An Act to Increase the Amount Transferred through State-municipal Revenue Sharing.
LD 261 -- HP0226
An Act to Establish the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Rebate Program.
LD 263 -- SP0067
An Act to Authorize the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission to Receive Real Estate Transfer Tax Forms for Municipalities in its Jurisdiction.
LD 311 -- HP0262
An Act to Provide Tax Credits against the Maine State Income Tax for Qualifying Education Expenses of Dependent Children in Grades Kindergarten to 12.
LD 320 -- SP0094
An Act to Provide a Tax Credit to Certain Small Businesses.
LD 321 -- SP0095
An Act to Strengthen Maine's Economic Development Incentive Laws.
LD 325 -- SP0099
An Act to Enhance Collectibility of the Penalty for Failure to File the Municipal Valuation Tax Return.
LD 338 -- SP0112
An Act to Increase Funding for Animal Welfare Programs.
LD 350 -- HP0272
An Act to Exempt Recipients of the Silver Star from the State Income Tax.
LD 358 -- HP0280
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Vote of 2/3 of Each House of the Legislature to Enact or Include a Tax or License Fee.
LD 359 -- HP0281
An Act to Eliminate the Sales Tax on Shipping Charges on Home Party Sales.
LD 384 -- HP0306
An Act to Increase the Forest Management Planning Income Tax Credit.
LD 398 -- SP0122
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Determine the Level of Auto Excise Tax.
LD 402 -- SP0126
An Act to Remove the Time Limit on Applying for Refunds of Tax Stamps on Unsalable Cigarettes.
LD 404 -- SP0128
An Act to Promote Equity Among Health Care Clinics.
LD 406 -- HP0316
An Act to Reduce Tree Growth Tax Benefits to Landowners Who Ship Raw Timber Outside the Country.
LD 417 -- HP0327
An Act to Tax Farm Implements Equally.
LD 430 -- HP0340
Original Title: An Act to Encourage Equity Equivalent Loans or Investments in Nonprofit Community Economic Development Organizations.
New Title An Act to Encourage Equity Equivalent Loans or Investments in Nonprofit Community Economic Development and Affordable Housing Organizations.
LD 438 -- HP0348
An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Religious Ministries From Sales Tax for Items Used in Missionary Work.
LD 445 -- HP0355
An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for Purchases Made by Private, Nonprofit Senior Citizens' Centers.
LD 496 -- SP0152
An Act to Amend the Maine Revenue-sharing Formula.
LD 531 -- HP0410
An Act to Reimburse Collectors of Sales and Use Taxes.
LD 533 -- HP0412
An Act to Improve the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program.
LD 546 -- HP0425
An Act to Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Boats Used for Business.
LD 571 -- HP0450
An Act to Eliminate the Sales Tax on Textbooks.
LD 572 -- HP0451
An Act to Create a Computer Technology Taxable Income Deduction for Maine Families.
LD 576 -- HP0455
RESOLUTION, to Amend the Constitution of Maine to Dedicate Funds for the Protection of Maine's Fish and Wildlife Resources.
LD 577 -- HP0456
An Act to Create Equitable Taxation of Leased Property.
LD 581 -- HP0460
An Act to Exempt Certain Organizations from the Meals and Lodging Tax.
LD 607 -- SP0179
Original Title: An Act to Amend the Tax Expenditure Review Process.
New Title Resolve, Requiring an Evaluation and Reform of the Tax Expenditure Review Process.
LD 613 -- HP0473
An Act to Create a Sales Tax Holiday for the Purchase of School Supplies.
LD 615 -- HP0475
An Act to Eliminate the Marriage Penalty under the Income Tax Laws.
LD 616 -- HP0476
An Act to Exempt Over-the-counter Medications From the Sales Tax.
LD 617 -- HP0477
An Act to Require Property Tax Payments on Conservation Easements and Development Rights Purchased After October 1, 2001.
LD 631 -- HP0491
An Act to Require that All Owners Sign a Notice of Intent to Harvest for Land Subject to the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law.
LD 632 -- HP0492
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow Municipalities the Option of Exempting Personal Property from Taxation if No Property Owner in the Municipality Owns More than 2% of the Taxable Property in the Municipality.
LD 635 -- HP0495
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Value All Land Based on Its Current Use.
LD 654 -- HP0515
An Act to Amend the Tax Assessed Against Certain Casual Sales.
LD 657 -- HP0518
An Act to Exempt Individuals Who are 65 Years of Age or Older and Meet Income Requirements from Increases in Property Taxes.
LD 664 -- SP0192
An Act to Amend the Employment Tax Increment Financing Program.
LD 667 -- SP0195
An Act to Exempt Retirement Income from the Maine Income Tax.
LD 674 -- HP0519
An Act to Change the Ad Valorem Tax on Certain Smokeless Tobacco Products to a Weight-based Tax.
LD 693 -- HP0538
An Act to Reduce Property Taxes.
LD 697 -- HP0542
Resolve, Decreasing the Gasoline Tax by 10 Cents Per Gallon.
LD 710 -- HP0555
An Act to Authorize Towns to Give Tax Breaks to Volunteer Firefighters.
LD 711 -- HP0556
An Act to Permit a Sales Tax Trade-in Credit for Leased or Rented Vehicles.
LD 713 -- HP0558
An Act to Preserve Maine's Income Tax Revenues.
LD 717 -- HP0562
An Act to Index the Income Tax Deduction for Pensions to the Rate of Inflation.
LD 719 -- HP0564
An Act to Increase the Income Tax Deduction on Private, Public and Military Pensions from $6,000 to $10,000.
LD 722 -- HP0567
An Act to Strengthen the Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
LD 723 -- HP0568
An Act to Establish a Flat Tax Rate for the Maine Income Tax.
LD 738 -- HP0583
Resolve, Directing the Bureau of Revenue Services to Relocate the Chickadee Checkoff on the Maine Income Tax Form.
LD 746 -- HP0591
An Act to Exempt Certain Temporary Placement and Adoption Services Organizations from the Sales Tax.
LD 762 -- HP0607
An Act to Exempt Purple Heart Recipients from State Income Tax.
LD 765 -- HP0610
An Act to Establish a Municipal Reimbursement Formula for Current Use Taxation Programs.
LD 785 -- SP0220
An Act to Promote Capital Formation and Investment.
LD 786 -- SP0221
An Act to Create a State Tax Deduction for Donations to Maine Nonprofit Corporations.
LD 788 -- SP0223
An Act to Exempt Food, Lodging, Service and Retail Property from the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program.
LD 795 -- SP0230
An Act to Rebalance Maine's Tax Code and Reduce the Structural Gap.
LD 798 -- SP0233
An Act to Redefine Property Subject to the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program to Include Only Property Used for Manufacturing and Research.
LD 803 -- SP0234
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation Resulting from Its Review of Income Tax Expenditures Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 9.
LD 805 -- SP0237
An Act to Allow a $5,000 State Income Tax Exemption for Any Full-time, Postsecondary Student With a Taxable Income of $20,000 or Less.
LD 810 -- SP0242
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Deduction of Pension and Retirement Benefits from State Income Tax.
LD 818 -- HP0618
An Act to Exempt from the Sales Tax the Deposit on Automotive Cores.
LD 838 -- HP0638
An Act to Increase the Personal Income Tax Exemption to $5,500 Per Eligible Dependent.
LD 839 -- HP0639
An Act to Allow a Property Tax Exemption to Landowners Whose Property Abuts a Solid Waste Facility.
LD 845 -- HP0645
An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Incorporated, Nonprofit Memorial Foundations.
LD 846 -- HP0646
An Act to Provide Equity in Taxation of Certain Mobile Homes.
LD 865 -- HP0665
An Act to Reduce the Personal Income Tax.
LD 877 -- HP0677
An Act to Exempt Medical Devices and Assistive Devices Used by Individuals with Disabilities from the Sales Tax.
LD 879 -- HP0679
An Act to Decrease Individual Income Tax by 20%.
LD 880 -- HP0680
An Act to Increase to $17,500 and $35,000 the Tax Deduction for Public and Private Pensions.
LD 883 -- SP0251
An Act to Return a Percentage of Sales and Use Tax to Municipalities.
LD 897 -- HP0693
An Act to Create an Income Tax Exemption for the Dental and Medical State Loans Repayment Program.
LD 909 -- SP0262
An Act to Improve the Circuit Breaker Program Application Process.
LD 914 -- SP0267
An Act to Provide Fair Treatment in Taxation of Social Security Retirement Benefits.
LD 939 -- SP0274
An Act to Provide Tax Relief to Maine's Military Retirees.
LD 944 -- HP0724
Original Title: An Act to Provide Equity in the Payment of Excise Tax on Rented Equipment.
New Title An Act to Provide Equity in the Payment of Excise Tax on Leased Special Mobile Equipment.
LD 949 -- HP0729
An Act to Fairly Distribute the Payment of Real Estate Transfer Taxes.
LD 970 -- HP0751
Original Title: An Act to Limit the Use of Property Taxes to Fund Education.
New Title Resolve, Establishing an Education Funding Reform Committee to Make Recommendations to Reduce the State's Reliance on the Property Tax as a Funding Source for Education.
LD 980 -- HP0761
An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Senior and Disabled Citizens of the State.
LD 1007 -- SP0296
Original Title: An Act to Amend the Laws on Current Use Taxation to Exclude Property that is Subdivided After Classification.
New Title An Act to Change the Party Responsible for Payment of a Penalty under the Tree Growth Tax Law when a Subdivision Results in a Parcel of Less than 10 Acres.
LD 1028 -- HP0784
An Act to Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2000 with the United States Internal Revenue Code.
LD 1029 -- HP0785
An Act to Amend the Law Pertaining to Tax Exemptions for Public and Private Pensions.
LD 1044 -- HP0800
An Act to Exempt Bottled Water from State Sales Tax.
LD 1046 -- HP0802
An Act Relating to the Taxation of Food.
LD 1052 -- SP0305
An Act to Prorate Excise Tax on Commercial Vehicles that are Rented.
LD 1056 -- SP0309
An Act to Enforce the Taxation of Building Materials and Modular Homes.
LD 1057 -- SP0310
An Act to Clarify the Definition of "Charitable Institution" for Purposes of Property Tax Exemption.
LD 1061 -- HP0806
An Act to Reduce Tree Growth Tax Benefits to Landowners Who Employ Migrant Workers.
LD 1062 -- HP0807
An Act to Reduce Tree Growth Tax Benefits to Landowners Who Restrict Access to Their Land.
LD 1063 -- HP0808
An Act to Exempt Maine State Retirement System Employee Contributions from State Income Tax.
LD 1096 -- SP0328
An Act to Amend the Public Property Tax Exemption.
LD 1108 -- HP0836
An Act Regarding the Assessment and Collection of Real Estate Property Taxes.
LD 1109 -- HP0837
An Act to Clarify Conditions of Eligibility for Property Tax Exemptions for Benevolent and Charitable Institutions.
LD 1113 -- HP0841
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Permit a Parcel of Land to be Withdrawn from the Maine Tree Growth Tax Program after 20 Years Without Penalty.
LD 1115 -- HP0843
An Act to Exempt a Portion of Certain Pensions From the State Income Tax.
LD 1129 -- HP0857
An Act to Allow an Income Tax Deduction for the Cost of Health Insurance Premiums.
LD 1148 -- HP0869
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security to Expand the Maine Earned Income Tax Credit Program to Make It Refundable and Increase the Amount of Benefit a Family Can Receive.
LD 1161 -- SP0347
An Act to Make Higher Education More Affordable for Maine Families.
LD 1196 -- SP0358
An Act to Promote Equitable Distribution of Motorboat Gas Tax Revenues to the Department of Marine Resources and the Boating Facility Fund.
LD 1200 -- SP0362
An Act to Direct that a Percentage of Revenue That the State Receives Be Allocated to Community Forestry.
LD 1206 -- SP0368
An Act to Adjust Taxation for Fire Suppression.
LD 1248 -- HP0934
An Act to Bring Equity to the Vehicle Excise Tax.
LD 1260 -- HP0946
An Act to Require Accountability for Tax Expenditures Invested on Behalf of Taxpayers.
LD 1274 -- HP0961
An Act to Increase the Dedicated Wild Blueberry Tax.
LD 1298 -- HP0974
An Act Providing for Enhancements to the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program.
LD 1329 -- HP0992
An Act to Establish Standards of Depreciation in Determining the Assessed Value of Personal Property in the Business Equipment Reimbursement Program.
LD 1342 -- HP1005
An Act to Enhance, Upgrade and Encourage Passenger Rail Service in Maine through the Creation of a Rail Trust Fund.
LD 1370 -- HP1021
An Act to Increase the Tax Deduction Benefit for Retired Teachers to $10,000.
LD 1375 -- HP1026
An Act to Establish Minimum Standards of Eligibility for the Property Tax Exemption for Charitable Institutions.
LD 1381 -- SP0426
An Act to Extend the Homestead Property Tax Exemption to Persons Living in Cooperative Housing.
LD 1410 -- SP0430
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Repeal Constraints on the Property Tax and to Make the State Jointly Responsible with Municipalities for Equity in Education.
LD 1441 -- SP0439
An Act to Provide Private Landowners Incentives for Conservation and Public Access.
LD 1451 -- HP1082
An Act to Remove the Tax on Food, Nonalcoholic Beverages and Medicine.
LD 1497 -- SP0443
An Act to Clarify the Definition of Commercial Agricultural Production.
LD 1539 -- SP0475
An Act to Promote Charitable Giving in the State.
LD 1551 -- HP1148
An Act to Require That the Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles Be Reasonably Linked to the Value of the Motor Vehicle.
LD 1552 -- HP1149
Resolve, to Reduce the Property Tax on Business Equipment.
LD 1570 -- HP1170
An Act to Update the Property Tax Exemption for Pollution Control Facilities to Promote Clean Production through Pollution Prevention and Toxics Use Reduction.
LD 1571 -- HP1171
Resolve, Authorizing the State Tax Assessor to Convey the Interest of the State in Certain Real Estate in the Unorganized Territory.
LD 1575 -- SP0486
An Act to Improve the Effectiveness of the Maine Residents Property Tax Program.
LD 1590 -- SP0503
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow Landowners to Withdraw without Penalty from Current Use Programs under Certain Conditions.
LD 1613 -- HP1190
An Act Concerning Technical Changes to the Tax Laws.
LD 1628 -- HP1206
An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2001-2002.
LD 1654 -- SP0533
An Act to Enhance and Protect Disclosure of Confidential Property Tax Information.
LD 1713 -- HP1262
An Act to Return a Portion of the Tax Imposed on Lodging to the Municipality in Which the Tax was Levied.
LD 1780 -- HP1318
An Act to Support Businesses that Reduce Pollution. (GOVERNOR'S BILL).
LD 1794 -- HP1339
An Act Requiring Cigarette Distributors to Determine Compliance of Manufacturers with Tobacco Manufacturers Laws. (GOVERNOR'S BILL).
LD 1801 -- HP1346
Resolve, to Modify the State Valuation for the HoltraChem Property in the Town of Orrington.