---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Maintain The Current Number Of Appointees To The Maine Arts Commission"
description: "An Act To Maintain The Current Number Of Appointees To The Maine Arts Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 996"
citation: "Maine LD 996 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CULTURAL AGENCIES", "ARTS COMMISSION", "MEMBERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GINZLER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-03-14"
last_action: "2017-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cab6dc9-d82a-449a-ad30-12d30a3f5e22"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063998"
source_hash: "10f2d59cee4a57b851aaa5db80fabb489c52af637a659ceabcbaa9208ef2a645"
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 996 (128) — An Act To Maintain The Current Number Of Appointees To The Maine Arts Commission

## 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/HP069701.asp)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MIN OTP RPT — **18–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GINZLER — primary (person)
- DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- FULLER — cosponsor (person)
- HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
- KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)
- LANGLEY — cosponsor (person)
- SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-14** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2017-06-06** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2017-06-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-408) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2017-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-408).
- **2017-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-06** Reports Read
- **2017-06-06** On motion by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock the Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 231 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2017-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2`
- **2017-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-06-07** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-06-07** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-12** 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/5cab6dc9-d82a-449a-ad30-12d30a3f5e22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).