---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Accuracy In The Labeling Of Maine Meat And Poultry"
description: "An Act To Ensure Accuracy In The Labeling Of Maine Meat And Poultry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 351"
citation: "Maine LD 351 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "LABELING", "MAINE MEAT AND POULTRY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/387a0a65-2fef-476a-a3ab-a30ef749c2f0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071135"
source_hash: "9874850c2cd20041186c1e65b481fd3c7342e77795c009806cb9bc2a048f12b6"
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 351 (129) — An Act To Ensure Accuracy In The Labeling Of Maine Meat And Poultry

## 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=HP0277&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0277&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0277&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0277&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **101–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Danny COSTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-03** On motion of Representative HICKMAN of Winthrop, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 163
- **2019-06-03** (Yeas 101 - Nays 37 - Absent 10 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-423) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-423).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2019-06-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-12** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (H-423) Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-423) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-423) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-21** 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/387a0a65-2fef-476a-a3ab-a30ef749c2f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).