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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation"
+description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "131"
+identifier: "LD 1620"
+citation: "Maine LD 1620 (131)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COURTS", "MI'KMAQ COURTS", "OTHER"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-04-12"
+last_action: "2023-06-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce28db8c-8a48-4e7d-bd46-313cbe592bd4"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088642"
+source_hash: "33fff8b03e69fff229aae115779cb414fe561e50b232be5385d1d8b7492d652e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1620 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=3&snum=131)
+2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=1&snum=131)
+3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=4&snum=131)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **98–48** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
+- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-12** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-04-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-22** Reports READ.
+- **2023-06-22** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2023-06-22** ROLL CALL NO. 305
+- **2023-06-22** (Yeas 98 - Nays 48 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
+- **2023-06-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-699). `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-22** Reports READ
+- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
+- **2023-06-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 445 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
+- **2023-06-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2023-06-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
+- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
+- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce28db8c-8a48-4e7d-bd46-313cbe592bd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+