---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Benefit Corporations"
description: "An Act To Promote Benefit Corporations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 846"
citation: "Maine LD 846 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS", "CORPORATIONS", "PROMOTE BENEFIT CORPORATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria MORALES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49319d92-1585-46a9-86f2-b9a5d411ed41"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079309"
source_hash: "dfe40e074508ea2d35d621d4b3cc3faa6e152e5062b7aacbfe1b3553f65c6ca4"
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 846 (130) — An Act To Promote Benefit Corporations

## 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=HP0614&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0614&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0614&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Victoria MORALES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE
- **2021-03-11** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-03-11** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committees on TAXATION In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2021-03-11** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-03-11** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION.
- **2021-03-11** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-237). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-237) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-237), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+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/49319d92-1585-46a9-86f2-b9a5d411ed41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).