---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen The Integrity Of The Legislature By Extending The Waiting Period Before Legislators May Engage In Any Amount Of Compensated Lobbying"
description: "An Act To Strengthen The Integrity Of The Legislature By Extending The Waiting Period Before Legislators May Engage In Any Amount Of Compensated Lobbying"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 76"
citation: "Maine LD 76 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOBBYISTS", "FORMER LEGISLATORS", "WAITING PERIOD BEFORE REGISTERING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin CHENETTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/059bae22-a5be-4dc4-9994-fdb54013b9e5"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070761"
source_hash: "5a24890b4659f99615c1d81c7062ab29c2456b8e875b732cb3195f4b6b51ca90"
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 76 (129) — An Act To Strengthen The Integrity Of The Legislature By Extending The Waiting Period Before Legislators May Engage In Any Amount Of Compensated Lobbying

## 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=SP0029&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0029&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0029&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Justin CHENETTE — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-43) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-43). `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-43).
- **2019-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** 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/059bae22-a5be-4dc4-9994-fdb54013b9e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).