---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process"
description: "An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1865"
citation: "Maine LD 1865 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "CITIZEN INITIATIVES", "PROCESS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LUCHINI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-15"
last_action: "2018-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d6439e3-6f66-4f9e-adb9-f0fa26af4160"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068194"
source_hash: "0948466eb7a191894178c597d34a15e620ba5cfb185691660abc9d2c1f3e6e30"
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 1865 (128) — An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process

## 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/HP130101.asp)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **140–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LUCHINI — primary (person)
- FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-15** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-03-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Reports READ.
- **2018-04-04** On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2018-04-04** Later today assigned.
- **2018-04-17** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-04-17** On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-04-17** ROLL CALL NO. 607
- **2018-04-17** (Yeas 140 - Nays 6 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2018-04-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-04-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-714).
- **2018-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-18** Reports Read
- **2018-04-18** On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2018-04-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-04-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-05-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
- **2018-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-22** 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/1d6439e3-6f66-4f9e-adb9-f0fa26af4160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).