---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Veterans' Services"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Veterans' Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1806"
citation: "Maine LD 1806 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEFENSE AND VETERANS SERVICES DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "VETERANS SERVICES BUREAU DUTIES UPD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-30"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d6e5cf5-9166-41f5-bd50-5b80d536ca06"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074341"
source_hash: "17d3bac86dfc1a57dd8d5ae9f442ffff117023cae9b52df6d77b9fb20732a916"
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 1806 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Veterans' Services

## 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=HP1286&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1286&item=6&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1286&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1286&item=5&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- John SCHNECK — cosponsor (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Scott STROM — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-532).
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2019-06-14** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-14** Subsequently Report Accepted
- **2019-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-532) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-279) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-532) And Senate Amendment "A" (S-279) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2`
- **2019-06-14** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-532) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-279).
- **2019-06-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/8d6e5cf5-9166-41f5-bd50-5b80d536ca06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).