---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Beano"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Beano"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 158"
citation: "Maine LD 158 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "BINGO", "ORGANIZATION MEMBERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6af2dde-557a-46ec-a856-e188d3539f26"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070846"
source_hash: "57fc6774d4e0b7d66ee7928a51cff03a1fbf18d775d7e340c03447a45f59df51"
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 158 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Beano

## 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=SP0045&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0045&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0045&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- Michael DEVIN — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon HANINGTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-42). `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-42).
- **2019-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** 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/c6af2dde-557a-46ec-a856-e188d3539f26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).