---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies"
description: "An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1728"
citation: "Maine LD 1728 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HARNESS RACING", "CRIMES", "PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donald MAREAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb83ce4c-2cb6-4b0f-9a6f-d729c69e7290"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073921"
source_hash: "2db892730305d271101e546ae6b30999d8382945536efcac37712445cb09cec3"
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 1728 (129) — An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies

## 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=HP1230&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1230&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donald MAREAN — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/cb83ce4c-2cb6-4b0f-9a6f-d729c69e7290`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).