---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce Hunger And Promote Maine Agriculture"
description: "An Act To Reduce Hunger And Promote Maine Agriculture"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 786"
citation: "Maine LD 786 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORES", "POWERS", "HUNGER RELIEF SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6223d512-f3e0-4fac-9d1d-770959fac8aa"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071742"
source_hash: "0ebbb353f100db3471cfd65a7e3cf1cac8cdfb53313b8318333f9aff1ac595c6"
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 786 (129) — An Act To Reduce Hunger And Promote Maine Agriculture

## 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=SP0230&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0230&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0230&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0230&item=4&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment — **133–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-81). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81).
- **2019-05-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-16** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-331) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-331) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-331) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-331) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** ROLL CALL NO. 317
- **2019-06-19** (Yeas 133 - Nays 10 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-28** 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/6223d512-f3e0-4fac-9d1d-770959fac8aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).