---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Changing The Identifying And Reporting Responsibilities And Extending The Reporting Deadline For The Identification Of Places In The State With Offensive Names"
description: "Resolve, Changing The Identifying And Reporting Responsibilities And Extending The Reporting Deadline For The Identification Of Places In The State With Offensive Names"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1934"
citation: "Maine LD 1934 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION", "OFFENSIVE PLACE NAMES", "STATUTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/faaf25f0-731a-4d1c-b5e5-9f2ae38645d4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082537"
source_hash: "bc9e620fdbe42457405f462077a19f0c6cce8e7b27fc71b4001449bb6f86c081"
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 1934 (130) — Resolve, Changing The Identifying And Reporting Responsibilities And Extending The Reporting Deadline For The Identification Of Places In The State With Offensive Names

## 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=HP1444&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1444&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 21, 2022. `receipt`
- **2022-01-21** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-24** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-24** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-24** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Reports Read
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/faaf25f0-731a-4d1c-b5e5-9f2ae38645d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).