---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Restore Honor To Certain Service Members"
description: "An Act To Restore Honor To Certain Service Members"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 173"
citation: "Maine LD 173 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "DEFENSE VETERANS AND EMER MGT SERV", "SERVICE MEMBERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara WOOD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e561bbdf-448a-4e3f-9929-78eafe331273"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078194"
source_hash: "e70ccf6ee37bf5d5d2bb327e96ba32d04f4f05f65664c1922f060b6f384fce02"
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 173 (130) — An Act To Restore Honor To Certain Service Members

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0126&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0126&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Barbara WOOD — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 21, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e561bbdf-448a-4e3f-9929-78eafe331273`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).