---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Regional Library Systems"
description: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Regional Library Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1396"
citation: "Maine LD 1396 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CULTURAL AGENCIES", "MAINE LIBRARY COMMISSION", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Catherine NADEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-26"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cefae22-31f4-4bb2-80be-ae27dfd43ba4"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072720"
source_hash: "1295d72723b1e4c8509379181fbfacd849a2790f4f23662264a4d8f0d12b4c41"
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 1396 (129) — An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Regional Library Systems

## 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=HP1010&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1010&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1010&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Catherine NADEAU — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis KESCHL — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-26** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-182).
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-182) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-182), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** 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/2cefae22-31f4-4bb2-80be-ae27dfd43ba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).