---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Franklin County Commissioners"
description: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Franklin County Commissioners"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 940"
citation: "Maine LD 940 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTY GOVERNMENT", "COMMISSIONERS", "FRANKLIN COUNTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christina RILEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b4e04f0-6246-469c-a506-c66ce68ad963"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071999"
source_hash: "f60441f2bdbb2d71bc94472dd04976e2210689fe450dca8ff6ec2a40476ed3e7"
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 940 (129) — An Act To Increase The Number Of Franklin County Commissioners

## 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=HP0695&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0695&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0695&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0695&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Christina RILEY — primary (person)
- Frances HEAD — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-488).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-488), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 624.
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION
- **2019-06-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was ENACTED
- **2019-06-12** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-488)
- **2019-06-12** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-488) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto.
- **2019-06-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/0b4e04f0-6246-469c-a506-c66ce68ad963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).