---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Resource Sharing And Access To Library Materials Among Maine Libraries"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Resource Sharing And Access To Library Materials Among Maine Libraries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1149"
citation: "Maine LD 1149 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CULTURAL AGENCIES", "STATE LIBRARY", "RESOURCE SHARING AMONG LIBRARIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Catherine NADEAU"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ac7f525-0d09-4085-866d-34204a60770c"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072293"
source_hash: "583986274690ae82ef6c987bd809351c9cd8c6ddc5d42271fdf181d51572f9f0"
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 1149 (129) — An Act To Strengthen Resource Sharing And Access To Library Materials Among Maine Libraries

## 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=HP0838&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=5&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Catherine NADEAU — primary (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Ralph TUCKER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-30** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Reports Read
- **2019-05-02** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-173)
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-365).
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 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/4ac7f525-0d09-4085-866d-34204a60770c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).