---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Infrastructure To Improve Transportation And Internet Connections"
description: "An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Infrastructure To Improve Transportation And Internet Connections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2134"
citation: "Maine LD 2134 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOND ISSUES", "TRANSPORTATION", "TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f937f426-2e6b-4eac-882d-59891dc19514"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280076840"
source_hash: "058633ff58f7b4c5bc68504f0c61edba70809744a42dc61cd29adcddddbbfcbf"
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 2134 (129) — An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Infrastructure To Improve Transportation And Internet Connections

## 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=HP1524&item=6&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1524&item=2&snum=129)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1524&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1524&item=1&snum=129)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1524&item=7&snum=129)
6. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1524&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment - Bond Issue — **124–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-05** Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2020-03-17** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-769).
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Reports Read
- **2020-03-17** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-449) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-449) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-449) thereto.
- **2020-03-17** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** This being a Bond Authorization Act, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present was necessary.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** ROLL CALL NO. 375
- **2020-03-17** (Yeas 124 - Nays 7 - Absent 3 - Excused 16) - Vacant 1
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/f937f426-2e6b-4eac-882d-59891dc19514`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).