---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend Time Limits For Placing Land In Trust Status Under The Maine Indian Claims Settlement"
description: "An Act To Extend Time Limits For Placing Land In Trust Status Under The Maine Indian Claims Settlement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 159"
citation: "Maine LD 159 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND TRUST STATUS", "ME INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT", "NATIVE AMERICANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara WOOD"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc1de008-2413-4807-a712-3368db4016b7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078139"
source_hash: "072b9981fd4b440076fa93209870bb184c6c2c444a72de7f971538e92aded3ea"
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 159 (130) — An Act To Extend Time Limits For Placing Land In Trust Status Under The Maine Indian Claims Settlement

## 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=HP0115&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0115&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0115&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0115&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara WOOD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 19, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-176) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-176). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** Reports Read
- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (H-176) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 168 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-176) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-176) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc1de008-2413-4807-a712-3368db4016b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).