---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Fraternal And Veterans' Organizations From Cribbage Tournament Licensing Requirements"
description: "An Act To Exempt Fraternal And Veterans' Organizations From Cribbage Tournament Licensing Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 34"
citation: "Maine LD 34 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "GAMES OF CHANCE", "CRIBBAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William TUELL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8027328-39e4-46a6-a91b-37bc59d15533"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070670"
source_hash: "5a938b35a100627faec4c0efb8cef9785ec27f896901f893da538d3dbc8bb6d0"
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 34 (129) — An Act To Exempt Fraternal And Veterans' Organizations From Cribbage Tournament Licensing Requirements

## 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=HP0035&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0035&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0035&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- William TUELL — primary (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- MaryAnne KINNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon HANINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-92).
- **2019-04-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-92) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-92), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 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/b8027328-39e4-46a6-a91b-37bc59d15533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).