---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Laws Governing Hemp By Bringing Them Into Compliance With Federal Law"
description: "An Act To Improve The Laws Governing Hemp By Bringing Them Into Compliance With Federal Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 33"
citation: "Maine LD 33 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEMP", "PRODUCTS", "REGULATION", "FEDERAL COMPLIANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9288824-ae3a-40ad-ba7a-84d0548041ad"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280077965"
source_hash: "12f1261e8b25f6e15e6896dcb573448d36dd6a9ae3b46037390891fd913b6ab7"
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 33 (130) — An Act To Improve The Laws Governing Hemp By Bringing Them Into Compliance With Federal Law

## 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=SP0041&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0041&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0041&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 11, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2021-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-130) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-130). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-130). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+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/b9288824-ae3a-40ad-ba7a-84d0548041ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).