---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Funds To Encourage Regional Planning And Reorganization"
description: "An Act To Provide Funds To Encourage Regional Planning And Reorganization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 328"
citation: "Maine LD 328 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITIES", "SERVICES", "FUNDING FOR PLANNING AND ORGANIZATI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GRANT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-10-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef8aa3a0-3ee3-45c1-bf2b-7719956acce2"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062909"
source_hash: "93d644fee881159c28a04a80fb432ea4fe9bfc31a5c6f9fd209a31b412bd3b93"
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 328 (128) — An Act To Provide Funds To Encourage Regional Planning And Reorganization

## 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/HP024201.asp)

## Sponsors

- GRANT — primary (person)
- BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- GILLWAY — cosponsor (person)
- KATZ — cosponsor (person)
- MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- MASTRACCIO — cosponsor (person)
- SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-150).
- **2017-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-23** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT
- **2017-08-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 601.
- **2017-10-23** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2017-10-23** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby The Bill was PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2017-10-23** Under further suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator RECONSIDERED whereby The Senate ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-150)
- **2017-10-23** On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) READ and ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-10-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto ADOPTED
- **2017-10-23** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-10-23** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-10-23** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-150) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-344) thereto.
- **2017-10-23** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-10-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-10-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-10-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, 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/ef8aa3a0-3ee3-45c1-bf2b-7719956acce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).