---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Recognizing Local Control Regarding Food Systems And Require Compliance With Federal And State Food Safety Regulations"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Recognizing Local Control Regarding Food Systems And Require Compliance With Federal And State Food Safety Regulations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1648"
citation: "Maine LD 1648 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMS", "PROMOTION", "LOCAL COMMUNITIES SELF GOVERNANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JACKSON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-10-23"
last_action: "2017-10-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db232bec-1b7f-44da-bea9-8edf611638a0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280066837"
source_hash: "4ef32b9879a1b281ff38ee3a3bedd2213dcb361e77128dbe2316ce0d8e90d7d5"
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 1648 (128) — An Act To Amend The Law Recognizing Local Control Regarding Food Systems And Require Compliance With Federal And State Food Safety Regulations

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP060501.asp)

## Sponsors

- JACKSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-10-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-10-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-10-23** Committee Amendment "A" (S-342) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-10-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-342). `reading-2`
- **2017-10-23** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-10-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-10-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-10-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-342).
- **2017-10-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-10-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2017-10-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-10-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-10-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-10-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db232bec-1b7f-44da-bea9-8edf611638a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).