---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Use Of Burying Grounds And Family Burying Grounds"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Use Of Burying Grounds And Family Burying Grounds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1054"
citation: "Maine LD 1054 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITIES", "CEMETERIES", "FAMILY BURYING GROUNDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2020-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2f2d3c6-3559-421d-8665-b346f4575379"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072168"
source_hash: "80076b1d3682eed35fd75861bffe0d9b07ab48fa732c78d2e946da3cf310918b"
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 1054 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Use Of Burying Grounds And Family Burying Grounds

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0777&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0777&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0777&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-21** On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Reports READ
- **2019-05-23** On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on State and Local Government In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-05-23** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-05-28** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMITTING the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
- **2019-05-28** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-02-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-669).
- **2020-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-669) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-02-06** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-11** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-11** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-669), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-02-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-02-21** 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/e2f2d3c6-3559-421d-8665-b346f4575379`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).