---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Funding For The Maine Coworking Development Fund"
description: "An Act To Provide Funding For The Maine Coworking Development Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 138"
citation: "Maine LD 138 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "BUSINESS ASSISTANCE", "COWORKING DEVELOPMENT FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan FECTEAU"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4426fd-0d7e-4401-837c-2bdd699dc460"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070885"
source_hash: "2b9ce56eb3ff9ed548e2fd2e0b64f623b2cc833f3d2ab7a9051c9c0bfd1abff3"
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 138 (129) — An Act To Provide Funding For The Maine Coworking Development Fund

## 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=HP0120&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0120&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0120&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0120&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ryan FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-25** On motion of Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-146).
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Reports Read
- **2019-04-30** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **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-146)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-323) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-323) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-323) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-146) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-323) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-28** 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/ab4426fd-0d7e-4401-837c-2bdd699dc460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).