---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance The Senior Volunteer Benefit Program"
description: "An Act To Enhance The Senior Volunteer Benefit Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 62"
citation: "Maine LD 62 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY TAX", "ELDERLY", "VOLUNTEER PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ca0ede-26cc-4381-b197-3b27f52dc0b9"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070744"
source_hash: "b82b1a9372361b67ff1b9454bfcc26da08a91380fb3f10dff53a4bc936b80764"
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 62 (129) — An Act To Enhance The Senior Volunteer Benefit Program

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0059&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0059&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0059&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Reports READ.
- **2019-03-26** On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** Reports Read
- **2019-03-28** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2019-03-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-04-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2019-04-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-19** 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/24ca0ede-26cc-4381-b197-3b27f52dc0b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).