---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund And Support The Veterans Homes In Caribou And Machias And Require Legislative Approval For The Establishment And Closure Of Veterans Homes"
description: "An Act To Fund And Support The Veterans Homes In Caribou And Machias And Require Legislative Approval For The Establishment And Closure Of Veterans Homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 2001"
citation: "Maine LD 2001 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CARIBOU AND MACHIAS", "VETERANS", "VETERANS HOMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-23"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11f96427-194f-465c-b387-9f12be47ed89"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082915"
source_hash: "214fe2694c44efe0a80858f5bcb3074c11fe5c5d58c91ab3393d51e65b34d548"
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 2001 (130) — An Act To Fund And Support The Veterans Homes In Caribou And Machias And Require Legislative Approval For The Establishment And Closure Of Veterans Homes

## 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=SP0719&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0719&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0719&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0719&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ENACT-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-23** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-02-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) READ
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) was READ.
- **2022-03-29** Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-468) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-473) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 664 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11f96427-194f-465c-b387-9f12be47ed89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).