---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Permits For Burial Of Cremated Remains"
description: "An Act Regarding Permits For Burial Of Cremated Remains"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1856"
citation: "Maine LD 1856 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INDUSTRIES", "FUNERAL SERVICES", "CREMATORIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JACKSON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-03-06"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdf165ce-f98b-41a5-b5fb-48d48ce00a1b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068124"
source_hash: "be5db5db42490d843d3a57baea39af66509b4befb983d75c82f8e276e1beecf0"
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 1856 (128) — An Act Regarding Permits For Burial Of Cremated Remains

## 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/SP070101.asp)

## Sponsors

- JACKSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-06** Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2018-03-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2018-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2018-03-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-03-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-02** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** 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/fdf165ce-f98b-41a5-b5fb-48d48ce00a1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).