---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify That Food And Food Products Containing Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Produced And Sold Within The State Are Not Adulterated And To Match The State'S Definition Of \"Hemp\" To The Definition In Federal Law"
description: "An Act To Clarify That Food And Food Products Containing Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Produced And Sold Within The State Are Not Adulterated And To Match The State'S Definition Of \"Hemp\" To The Definition In Federal Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 630"
citation: "Maine LD 630 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5aad4fa-3ec0-4791-8200-f2f48dc4bbbd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071572"
source_hash: "d1385613213a5fa2c0f3f42a7b489a03de04e8e8f033092c9572255d376c95a5"
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 630 (129) — An Act To Clarify That Food And Food Products Containing Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol Produced And Sold Within The State Are Not Adulterated And To Match The State'S Definition Of "Hemp" To The Definition In Federal Law

## 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=HP0459&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0459&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0459&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Chris JOHANSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Erin HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-10).
- **2019-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-03-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-10) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-19** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-10), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-03-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-03-27** 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/a5aad4fa-3ec0-4791-8200-f2f48dc4bbbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).