---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The State Grant Program Administered By The Maine Historic Preservation Commission"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The State Grant Program Administered By The Maine Historic Preservation Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 15"
citation: "Maine LD 15 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION", "POWERS AND DUTIES", "STATE BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cdd7f03-4aa9-41ce-93e5-bfe18a18be45"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085122"
source_hash: "2927f74688f0a2a915e8b86f00c1d99d40b3d6c854e02ef35ba91a8977c65730"
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 15 (131) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing The State Grant Program Administered By The Maine Historic Preservation Commission

## 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=HP0019&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0019&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-03-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-09** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-09** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+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/6cdd7f03-4aa9-41ce-93e5-bfe18a18be45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).