---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change The Deadline For Submission Of The Annual Report Of The Public Advocate"
description: "An Act To Change The Deadline For Submission Of The Annual Report Of The Public Advocate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1567"
citation: "Maine LD 1567 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC ADVOCATE", "ADMINISTRATION", "REPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-16"
last_action: "2019-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4111ed0e-6c83-4ac9-840c-7b26a23296f0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073372"
source_hash: "eed1509871a1ddd51e23635bf073f83bd14bd7e403f7598d0901c99afd3c914b"
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 1567 (129) — An Act To Change The Deadline For Submission Of The Annual Report Of The Public Advocate

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0502&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0502&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-16** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** 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/4111ed0e-6c83-4ac9-840c-7b26a23296f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).