---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend The Germination Testing Period For Cool-Weather Lawn And Turf Seed From 9 To 15 Months"
description: "An Act To Extend The Germination Testing Period For Cool-Weather Lawn And Turf Seed From 9 To 15 Months"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 856"
citation: "Maine LD 856 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUPPLIES", "SEED", "EXTENSION OF TESTING PERIOD FOR GRA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LYFORD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e666c6aa-ba63-40a0-b8c5-9698f135e3cf"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063796"
source_hash: "e83ebd32da2f0f06d5cb118d68e951054233e1fe4b59f5fea1037ac383b31755"
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 856 (128) — An Act To Extend The Germination Testing Period For Cool-Weather Lawn And Turf Seed From 9 To 15 Months

## 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/HP060501.asp)

## Sponsors

- LYFORD — primary (person)
- CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- STEARNS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-04-27** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-05-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-11** 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/e666c6aa-ba63-40a0-b8c5-9698f135e3cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).